Restless nights are like a bad jazz band—too much noise and no rhythm. When you’re lonely and lustful, the bed feels like a barren wasteland, and sleep is as elusive as a dame in a red dress. The ceiling fan spins shadows, while your thoughts dance a jittery jig between desire and despair. It’s a sleepless symphony of sighs, punctuated by the mocking tick-tock of the clock, reminding you that dawn is still a long way off.
Rome’s Big Mountain County is back with a sultry new single about this condition: Follow Me. The track teases the steamy and electrifying psych-sex-rock vibes of their forthcoming album.
Big Mountain County burst onto the scene in Rome back in 2013, a union of four southern boys—two from Mount Etna’s slopes, two from the Adriatic Coast. They bonded over a shared passion for The Stooges, MC5, The Velvet Underground, and Joe Spencer, leading to a raw, raucous 7-inch record. This debut ignited an electrifying Eastern European tour, blazing through Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. They soon expanded their sound, diving into the European Neopsychedelic wave, and spent the next years solidifying their status in the continental live circuit.
After showcasing their most recent EP, Klaus, at the New Colossus Festival in New York and SXSW in Austin, the band took a year-long studio hiatus. During this break, they sharpened a distinctive sound, blending raw garage rock and neopsychedelia with electroclash, Krautrock, and disco.
“It reveals a yet unexplored dimension of BMC, featuring a slow and relentless electronic beat with a primitive edge. It weaves together ethereal synthetic textures and edgy, strident guitars to lay down a foundation for deep, alluring vocals, beckoning listeners to venture into the wild side, a dark paradise of artificial wonders and pleasures where the night is a point of no return.”
The intriguing video, directed by Alessandro Montemgno, captures the jittery journey of a distracted (and lustful) mind. Flashes flicker faster and faster as the song sizzles on. It’s as fascinating as watching a cat chase its own tail—both amusing and maddening in equal measure.
Watch the video for “Follow Me” below:
Big Mountain County burst onto the scene with two LPs—Breaking Sound (Gas Vintage Records, 2015) and Somewhere Else (Porto Records, 2020)—plus a live album. They tore through Europe and the UK, lighting up stages at Sziget Festival, Binic Folk Blues Festival, and opening for Cloud Nothings’ Italian tour in 2019. In 2023, they stormed the US, electrifying SXSW and sharing stages with Osees and Os Mutantes. By the time they returned to Italy, Big Mountain County had secured summer openings for Brian Jonestown Massacre and La Femme. That year’s EP Klaus marked a bold new shift, diving into a more dance-driven and electronic sound. It featured collaborations with electronic psych producer and LEVITATION DJ in residence Al Lover, along with the distinguished Roman producer Hugo Sanchez.
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