Loving Backwards is an upcoming psych-rock band, a profound avant-garde project of five musicians channeling an unsettling, raw sensation. The band’s debut album, Rubbish Twilights, blends vintage psych-rock with a modern edge, unfolding like a hypnotic voyage through illusion and disillusionment. Inspired by the contrast between perception and reality, Loving Backwards crafts expansive, immersive soundscapes.
An ethereal chaos runs through Loving Backwards’s music, and “Nothing but Air” touches on this blissful marriage that populates the band’s new album. “Nothing but Air” is a warping, warm ballad that slides into momentary jazzy just as quickly as it colors the tune with twangy guitars and sentimental songwriting. Even with the multiple mood changes, the slow-burning nature of this album highlight makes the hectic shifts feel like welcoming home parties. “Nothing but Air” celebrates modern music, an example of how Loving Backward can make their music feel familiar yet otherworldly. The psychedelic whimsy of “Nothing but Air” draws the listener in closely to ensure every intricate note is heard. The stand-out track from Loving Backwards’s latest album is a mystifying piece of modern psych-rock that only gets more palpable with every listen.
“I see our debut album as a whole – something greater than the sum of its parts,” explains band leader Or Izekson. “In that sense, ‘Nothing But Air,’ the final track, feels like a microcosm of the entire album. It stitches together separate ideas into a cohesive piece – and it works! Or at least I hope it does…”
