Rome\u2019s very own Electro-Psych outfit, Big Mountain County,
is set to release their third LP \u2018Deep Drives\u2019 on November
29th via Sister 9 Recordings.
Written in a single breath during a lightning-fast session, in
those rare moments when creativity flows effortlessly and
authenticity reigns, \u00abGoing Down\u00bb delivers a jolt of high-
kicking thrills. BMC say about the song: \u201cWe wanted to thrust
the listener deep into the metropolitan nightscape, where a
relentless and frenetic rhythm takes over, enveloping
everything in a synthetic, alienating texture. The night itself is
the hysterical protagonist of the song. It is a landscape of
fear, neon flickers and speeding cars tearing through the
streets. It is a tale of shattered promises, empty pockets and
failures, where the only release is a howl into the high-
octane blur of the abyss.
After unveiling their latest EP, Klaus, at the New Colossus
Festival in New York and SXSW in Austin, the band took a
year-long studio break, honing and redefining a distinctive
sound that bridges primitive Garage Rock and
Neopsychedelia with Electroclash, Kraut and Disco. Stay
tuned for updates as we\u2019ll reveal more details and the
release date in the coming weeks.
Big Mountain County formed in Rome in 2013 after four
southern boys, two from the slopes of Mount Etna and two
from the Adriatic Coast, came together. They instantly
bonded over a mutual love for The Stooges, MC5, The Velvet
Underground, and Jon Spencer, leading to the release of a
7-inch record brimming with raw Garage Rock & Roll. This
debut propelled them into an exciting tour across Eastern
Europe, hitting countries such as Hungary, Serbia, Croatia,
and Bosnia-Herzegovina. They soon moved beyond Garage
Rock to immerse themselves in the European
Neopsychedelic resurgence and spent the following years
carving out a reputation in the vibrant continental live scene.
They dropped two LPs\u2014Breaking Sound (Gas Vintage
Records, 2015) and Somewhere Else (Porto Records, 2020)\u2014
along with a live album. After relentlessly touring across
Europe and the UK, joining the bills of Sziget Festival, Binic
Folk Blues Festival, and opening the Italian tour for Cloud
Nothings in 2019, they finally hit the US in 2023, gracing six
different venues at SXSW and sharing stages with Osees
and Os Mutantes. By the time they returned to Italy, they
had secured summer openings for Brian Jonestown
Massacre and La Femme. That year\u2019s EP Klaus marked a
bold new shift, diving into a more dance-driven and
electronic sound. Featuring collaborations with electronic
psych producer and LEVITATION DJ in residence Al Lover,
along with Roman producer Hugo Sanchez, the making of
\u2018Klaus\u2019 gave the band a revitalising spark, steering them into
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