Already available in digital, CD and vinyl formats with exclusive prints that combine some of the artist's paintings with the verses of the songs, “Love is an Excuse” (Universal Music Italy) is the new album by Gabriella Martinelli.
Consisting of 10 songs and a bonus track, the album stands out for the audacity and awareness with which the singer, author, multi-instrumentalist and painter tackles the theme of love, mixing romance and rock, between fast-paced rhythms, electronic arrangements and sounds rich and evocative contemporary designs.
“Love is an excuse, one we can't do without. An excuse to escape from ourselves and time. It is an unconventional hymn, a slap to the contracts stipulated, those of until death do us part.
Love is a ride at the amusement park, a special shit, an awareness, an old photo, our parents, the body that changes. Love is a big mess and that's why I like it so much it almost disgusts me.”
GABRIELLA MARTINELLI, “Love is an Excuse”
The songs featured on the album through a variety of styles ranging from pop punk toindie popfrom intimate ballads to rock no frills.
As regards the topics covered, however, the Martinelli talks about sadness, rebellion, search for freedom and authenticity, offering different reflections on the challenges and joys of human existence with a combination of poetic lyrics and melodies that are never predictable.
Finally, the album cover is nothing more than a canvas painted by Gabriella and his fans at Dumbo Of Bologna during the Booming Contemporary Art Showin a real collective performance on the notes of the album, which a lucky few had the chance to listen to in preview.
Each participant was thus able to describe their thoughts on love on canvas, with colors and words.
The final result was then immortalized and graphically processed by Carlo Raso.
“Love is an Excuse”: the tracklist
- Intro – SUPERHEROES
- IN HEAVEN
- SADNESS
- THE FIRST TIME feat. Albi (The Welfare State)
- ADRIFT
- NOTHING
- NOBODY'S WOMAN
- IT'S ALREADY TOMORROW
- WITHOUT RULES
- MICE IN CAGE
- NOTHING feat. Barbascura X (Bonus Track)
GABRIELLA MARTINELLI: TOUR DATES
- 8 May – MILAN, Biko (tickets here)
- 12 May – TURIN, OFF TOPIC (tickets here)
- 23 May – PARMA, Colonne28 (NEW DATE: tickets here)
- 25 May – TARANTO, Spaceport (free entry)
- 29 May – BOLOGNA, Montagnola Republic (acoustic duo – free entry)
- 31 May – FLORENCE, Ultravox / Prato della Tinaia (NEW DATE: free entry)
Cover photo by Francesco Lepri