Led by Israeli-born, Ostfriesland, Germany-based frontman, musician and producer, Or Izekson, Loving Backwards — Izekson (vocals, guitar, tambourine and keys), Itay Manber (drums, vocals), Sean Farage (keys, synths and vocals), Dinov (guitar) and Gill Hillman (bass, guitar and vocals) — is an emerging German-based quintet that blends the classic psych rock sound with a modern edge.
Their full-length debut, Rubbish Twilights was released last month with a limited vinyl edition through Tel Aviv-based label ToyBear Records. The album sees sees the German band crafting immersive, expansive soundscapes that unfold like a mind-bending and hypnotic trip through both illusion and disillusionment. Izekson says “I try to think of our debut album ‘Rubbish Twilights’ as a whole, as something larger than the sum of its parts. In that sense,it’s made up of a handful of separate ideas all stitched together – and it works! Or at least so I hope…”
Rubbish Twilights‘ latest single “Nothing But Air” is a decidedly 70s AM rock-inspired tune that immediately brings the likes of Exile on Main Street-era Rolling Stones to mind, as well as much more modern fare like Inner Journey Out-era Psychic Ills and JOVM mainstay MAGON. But at its core, the song evokes a freewheeling and very modern restlessness — as though it captures the sense of not quite knowing what else to do but to keep on moving forward.
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