Thursday of All Music Italia it's the moment when our radars try to isolate the most interesting signals in the sea of weekly releases of new Italian music. With the address book NEW FREQUENCIESwe don't try to draw up a ranking of the best, but to offer a reasoned selection of what has captured our attention for originality, writing or attitude.
From analogue atmospheres to the sharpest pop punk, up to the resonances of world music, here are some of the projects we intercepted this week.
Radar of the week on new Italian music
I Giocattoli (feat. sonoalaska) – Harakiri (Garrincha 373 / Jungle Dischi)
The Sicilian band The Toys returns with a song that explores the charm of malaise. In Harakirienriched by collaboration with I'm Alaskapain becomes a habit attended with almost obstinate awareness. The text overturns the idea of suffering as an accident, describing it as a daily gesture to “feel something”. A piece that remains with us for its ability to tell the cracks of an unstable relationship with extreme clarity.
STE – eco (TENDENT'S – altafonte italy)
Come back STE and he does it with an R&B song in Neapolitan, a continuous reminiscence that depicts dreams and memories mixing. The single touches on delicate themes such as “emotional dependence” and “avoidant attachment”, two aspects that are now increasingly present in current relationships.
Ricky Bizzarro – Brusa Betlemme (Soviet Studio Records)
The historic frontman of Radio fair, Ricky Bizarrodebuts as a soloist with a civil ballad of rare power. In Brusa Bethlehemthe Treviso dialect becomes a universal language to denounce indifference in the face of the horrors of war. A shared project that rejects rhetoric and chooses to expose itself through a raw image: a contemporary nativity scene burning under a sky crossed by military planes instead of comets.
Suonno D'Ajere – Live in quartet (Agualoca Records)
The EP LIVE IN QUARTET marks a fundamental stage for the Sound of Ajere. Recorded at the Trianon-Viviani Theater in Naples, the work projects the classic Neapolitan song towards new sound routes, thanks to the introduction of the electric guitar and percussion. A bridge between tradition and contemporaneity that confirms Irene Scarpato as one of the most interesting and versatile voices on the international world music scene.
Comeilmiele – Kill Bill (Maqueta Records)
Irony as a compass for navigating everyday disappointments is at the heart of EPPIthe new EP by Likehoney (Miele Gullì). The single focus Kill Bill is a manifesto of awareness: an energetic pop punk piece that breaks the mold of classic romanticism. The words become a musical katana to cut ties with the past, transforming the role of “third wheel” into a push to take back one's identity.
Francis' Scream – I Clearly Mustn't Know What the Hell Is Going On (Mob Studios)
Cathartic intensity is the hallmark of the project Francis' Scream Of Francesco Scrima. The new single I Clearly Mustn't Know What the Hell Is Going On it is a raw confession about the loss of mental control and the feeling of alienation from reality. An authentic sound that mixes indie folk and indie rock, where fragility and anger blend into a scream that draws both from the psychedelia of the Sixties and from the most visceral punk attitude.
Bluagata – Between violence and kindness (Vrec / Audioglobe)
They return Bluagata with their fourth album of unreleased songs, BETWEEN VIOLENCE AND KINDNESS. The album, produced by Alessio Camagnievolves the sound of the Prato band by integrating electronics into an already consolidated rock structure. The characteristic female double singing accompanies the listener on a path of poetic rebellion: kindness proposed as the only possible response to the brutality of the contemporary world.
Fringuello – Déjàvu (Fringuello Dischi / MiaCameretta Records)
A dreamlike and analogue journey is the one proposed by Finch on the new album DÉJÀVU. Recorded entirely on tape, the work rejects digital superstructures to seek the spontaneity of live performance. The sound combines the psychedelic folk of the Sixties with indie suggestions of the Nineties, creating an intimate and luminous atmosphere that thrives on reverberated guitars and dynamic drums.
Flame – Why are you here (Self-produced)
The urban artist Flame previews his next album with an introspective song that recalls his electronic origins. In Why are you herethe dialogue is open and direct, exposing the vulnerability of those who try to understand if a bond is real or just a temporary passage. The production of Salvatore Addeo enhances the emotional nuances of a writing that confirms itself as mature and aware.
Follow New Frequencies it means giving space to discovery and curiosity. The appointment with the radars of All Music Italy returns every Thursday, to map the future of Italian music together.
