When he’s not singing high harmonies and playing sun-baked folk as one half of the excellent SoCal duo Mapache, Sam Blasucci moonlights on his solo records as a polished purveyor of AM gold. Picking up where last summer’s brilliant Off My Stars left off, Blasucci’s new album Real Life Thing mines a vein of early 70s soft rock to craft a perfect collection of sophisticated bubblegum.
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The Lagniappe Sessions :: Sam Blasucci
If you’ve followed AD for a minute you’re likely aware of Sam Blasucci’s role as one half of the Los Angeles based Mapache. Whereas that project hones in on the sunny sonic alchemy of LA’s coast and canyons, Blasucci’s recent solo material works a slightly different thread, influenced both by his move from guitar to piano, and time spent in New Orleans over the pandemic. On heels of his debut long-player, Off My Stars, Blasucci’s Lagniappe Session digs into the work of Mexico’s Marco Antonio Solís Sosa, an old standard made popular by Jimmy Durante, and a nod to his own Italian roots.