Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to pass this along!
West Australian singer-songwriter Michael Savage releases his fourth album, Mystery Flight, on limited edition vinyl LP in cooperation with Transatlantic record label Tip Top Recordings
"Also of multiple 'Best Countryâ WAMI winners, alt-country darlings The Little Lord Street Band, Savageâs solo work skews more towards jangle-tastic, hyper-literate 60s-indebted psych-pop."
Alexia Larcher, X-Press Magazine : âSavageâs sound surpasses genres of power/psych pop ⌠the genius behind his music is a sound that is unique, unidentifiable and can't be pinned down to a genreâ.
"Working again with Producer Ricky Maymi (The Brian Jonestown Massacre), Savageâs 'Mystery Flight' is the long-gestating follow up to 2018âs acclaimed âWonât Die Wonderingâ (his third straight RTRFM feature album)."
Savage and Maymi worked for five years to create the lush, maximalist sound of 'Mystery Flightâ, adorning its ten tracks with string arrangements, layers of slide guitar and beds of Beach Boys-esque vocal harmonies.
Though sonically the album is a dramatic upgrade on the homespun fidelity of âWonât Die Wonderingâ, the production foregrounds Savageâs lyrical wit and whimsy - see early single âOnly To Love Youâs pledge to âdo your dishes or share a light, tolerate your football teamâ, set amongst the âfaded wickets on recycling binsâ of suburban Perth.
âMystery Flightâ is mixed by long-time Psychedelic Porn Crumpets mix engineer Mike Jelinek, and mastered by Australian stalwart William Bowden.
As for the album title, taken from a line in âIt Ainât Mineâ, Savage felt 'Mystery Flight' was an appropriate descriptor for an album that runs the gamut stylistically from neo-psych to gentle indie folk, and one produced across continents across the COVID years."
âOne of the finest songwriters Perth has to offerâ (AMNplify)
Mystery Flight is released on vinyl via Tip Top Recordings.
Estimated release date: April 25, 2025 Northern hemisphere orders:
https://tiptop.ochre.store/format/1685199-mystery-flight
AU / NZ orders: /album/mystery-flight
đFor your listening pleasure⌠@scorpio_leisure 𩵠Available on limited edition turquoise coloured vinyl, with much appreciation, gratitude and thanks to Last Night From Glasgow @lnfglasgow for releasing it and doing such a fabulous job with the quality control! Excellent mastering by Paul Mcgeechan and pressing by @seabassvinyl đđż Itâs high on freak factor; Liquid Sky/Repo Man/VHS vibes, etc, with a late 70âs and early 80âs post punk spirit. Synthetic and organic. Guaranteed fun for the whole family with a little something for everyone! Check it out!
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Ricky Maymi and I are really looking forward to seeing you this Sunday 19th April at 5pm at One Star Lounge and Gallery for the inaugural session of my new conversation series A Penny For Your Thoughts. #apennyforyourthoughts #rickymaymi #onestargalleryandlounge Photo by @ellery_m_t
Fringe Closing Party Sunday 22 , djâs all night with Afters for BJTM who are playing earlier that night at The Gov . cheap Coopers Tins for the last night of the fringe. This will be epic closing out another great Fringe season .
BJM will be coming to California and Hawaii in MARCH 2026!
Tickets on sale: Friday, December 19th, 10am PT
Ticket links at thebrianjonestownmassacre.com