Step into the raging pulp fiction of "I'm Sentimental" by French alt post punk rockers Johnny Mafia and might imagine running down dark streets, peering around brick walls, life and death perils, broken hands and / or drug deals or maybe none of that at all. The track might provide musical narrative of your own making, gifting dark atmospheres for your own black leather stories very much like some of the (post Kim) Pixies songs and, in fact, "I'm Sentimental" feels very much like a lost track from "Indie Cindy" or "Beneath The Eyrie" but done up in Johnny Mafia's own way.
-Robb Donker Curtius
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JOHNNY MAFIA have long been high rollers in the burgeoning rackets gripping the country of France over the last few years; high-energy explosive acts like JC Satan, Th Da Freak, Cathedrale or The Psychotic Monks have been burning up stages across Europe with a vengeance, adding their craft to the long list of fine French exports suited to the more cultivated of music connoisseur.
The group hail from Sens, Burgundy (which is known more for it’s wheat and cereal production than rock ‘n’ roll) and bring a young, snotty, explosive and ferociously fun energy that drives audiences into a near-frenzy. Inspired by classics like The Ramones, The Breeders or The Pixies, they also draw heavily on more contemporary acts such as Wavves or the Reatards.
Johnny Mafia embodies punk attitudes and spirit of past and present with a firm foothold into their bright future as a young band ready to conquer the wider world. They have established their reputation above all else on stage and over the last four years, the band have been a featured attraction across festivals in France.
After recording and mastering their sophomore album (released by Dirty Water Records) with producer Jim Diamond (The White Stripes, the Fleshtones, The Sonics), the band turned to local french producer Kris Banel, who recorded many excellent Frenck punk rock albums, to record their third album, Sentimental, in the summer of 2020.
This new record features 10 deeply catchy and furious tracks, with infectious choruses, that show a surprising pop sensibility, hidden behind walls of guitars reminiscent of a time when MTV was still a cool thing. Sentimental is an uninhibited, thrilling indie rock album, an instant classic, the likes of which don't come out every day in France.
Sentimental will be out on May 21st 2021, via Howlin' Banana Records.
Johnny Mafia, garage rock, post punk, Pixies tones, storyteller rock, "I'm Sentimental"
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