Francesco Gabbani sides “on your side” (review)

Francesco Gabbani, On your side: review of the new album to be released on Friday 21 February for BMG.

After participating in the Sanremo Festival 2025 with Long live life, Francesco Gabbani He returns with a new album, the sixth in the studio, and sides On your sidethat is, on the side of those who ask themselves about the sense of their existence, of those looking for their place in the world, of those who do not find it but do not give up, of those who are afraid and do not hide it, of those who have learned to choose and to Those who are still trying, of those who have the courage to ask for help, of those who embrace their imperfection, of those who refuse indifference and embrace a stranger, of those who savor every moment as if it were the last, of who – every morning – canta Long live life.

Francesco Gabbani, “On your side”

On your side A new artistic phase for the songwriter inaugurates, which explores deep themes related to the meaning of life. A life that Francesco Gabbani Try to read between the joints of everyday life and our way of relating to our stories and experiences.

And, just from this point of view, the disc reflects an intimate research, becoming the expression of all those questions that the singer -songwriter has asked himself in recent years, looking for an answer that has not always arrived.

“I like the idea of being constantly evolving, moving, and these songs are a portrait of this moment “, he told Gabbani.

Then, he added: “Over the years, I try to go more and more deeply, but in the midst of all this, the funny, provocative and ironic aspect that also guides my analysis of society “.

An analysis, that of the artist, who often needs a comparison. Thus we come to the title of the disc, which is a sort of transfer of responsibility: “How do you live it on your side, what I'm trying to express? What is your point of view?“.

Francesco Gabbani, “on your side”: the review

We could perhaps define On your side the disc of maturity; An album resulting from an intimate and personal path, even before artistic, which brings with them deep reflections and questions that struggle to find an answer.

An answer that, probably, does not even exist, but of which we feel the need to exorcise fear, that of not knowing who we are, what is our role on this planet, what is the meaning of our existence …

Long live life then comes to our rescue e Francesco Gabbani We give us an antidote to all this fear, which is acceptance.

The disc thus turns into a hymn, into a big party, into a celebration of life that is musically placed in continuity with the previous albums of the singer -songwriter.

This time, however, Gabbani He goes a little deeper with the texts and the feeling is that he managed to dissolve some knots of his life, finding a new balance and a serenity that he now manages to convey to the listener, which embraces virtually with these ten tracks, with which is truly empathetically On your sidein order not to make you feel only when the darkness seems to take over and the heart becomes heavy as a boulder (Lightness) and infuse you the courage and strength necessary to give a name to your needs, your fears and your pains, welcoming them without any fear and without shame (Thoughts).

Songs better: I come to trust you, live life, all everything
Songs less successful: Beyond, as it comes to me