Fanatic Promotion: Light FM’s Josiah Mazzaschi made his name producing indie rock stars; New career-spanning comp celebrates 20 years of his own music.

Friday, October 25, 2019

Light FM’s Josiah Mazzaschi made his name producing indie rock stars; New career-spanning comp celebrates 20 years of his own music.

“Turn on the Light FM” compilation is best of Los Angeles-by-way-of-Chicago artist’s dream pop gems; All-new “Tourist” EP arrives Nov. 15^th.

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Josiah Mazzaschi of Light FM as photographed by Madeleine Mathews

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Light FM

Turn on the Light FM

Out Now

(Moonboot Records)

Streaming Link:

STREAM FULL LP

Track Listing:

01. Turn on the Light FM

02. 16 Below

03. Save The Drama

04. The High

05. Black Magic Marker

06. IJWUTBM

07. Friends Aren’t Friends (VIDEO)

08. Problems of Our Own

09. Thrift Store Clothes

10. Mercy (VIDEO)

11. Voices In My Head

12. Let Go

13. PTSD

14. Pointless

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Light FM | About

Los Angeles-based record producer and engineer Josiah Mazzaschi (Jesus and Mary Chain, Built To Spill) celebrates the 20-year anniversary of his bedroom dream pop project Light FM today with the release of a 14-track career-spanning compilation, Turn on the Light FM, streaming everywhere now.

The look back at the many gems from Mazzaschi’s catalog is in anticipation of the upcoming release of his first all-new EP of Light FM material in five years. The “Tourist” EP arrives on Nov. 15^th, with the title track scheduled for release on Nov. 1^st. The four-song non-stop bop also includes the addictive single “Dreamerz,” a collaboration with Brett Anderson of The Donnas.

Previously, Light FM was most recently seen on tour in the US and UK as a trio while supporting its previous EP, 2015’s “Pointless,” sharing stages with Smashing Pumpkins, The National, and Ra Ra Riot along the way.

Even though Mazzaschi is back to recording solo now, the “Tourist” EP represents a new, collaborative approach to his songwriting, with half of the EP comprised of co-writes.

“This was the first time I have ever collaborated with other songwriters for Light FM,” Mazzaschi says of the “Dreamerz” single written with Anderson and the title track with Pittsburgh-based songwriter, Alex Aleco.

When Mazzaschi started Light FM while living in Chicago, the aim was to shroud what he calls his “pretty depressing lyrics” in upbeat music and melodies. After relocating to the west coast in 2005, and releasing several albums, Mazzaschi perfected that style, so much so that other artists began to seek out his production touches.

As Mazzaschi became an in-demand producer – recent clients at his The Cave Studio include Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder’s new project Night Dreamer, Deap Vally collaborations with The Flaming Lips, Jamie Hince of The Kills, and Andy Rourke of The Smiths’ new project Blitz Vega – his Light FM recordings slowed, but the “luxurious, atmospheric textures” (The Big Takeover) of those songs were still in demand.

“Mazzaschi never met a pop hook he couldn’t dirty up a little bit,” said L.A.’s most important music discovery website Buzzbands, and Mazzaschi continues to prove that on the “Tourist” EP.

“Tourist,” the new EP by Los Angeles-based Light FM arrives on Nov. 15^th, preceded by the title track on Nov. 1^st. The band’s career-spanning compilation Turn on the Light FM is out now.

Josiah Mazzaschi of Light FM is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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