The Neverending Third Act of a Dream comes after one very long gestation, which began in 2018and carries with it all the weight of an expectation that cannot be ignored. In a musical panorama that burns out ideas and careers in a few months, seven years of silence are not just an artistic choice: they are a stance, but also a sign of fragility. This album was born from profound research, but also reveals a certain insecurity in showing oneself fully.
The title is more than evocative: a third act that never ends, a dream that continues to repeat itself without reaching a real resolution. A perfect metaphor for an album that constantly lives in suspension, which prefers the unsaid to the declaration, the waiting to the completion. It is a poetic, coherent choice, but which at times seems to reflect a real difficulty in closing one chapter and opening another.
Sonically, Hesanobody builds an elegant and controlled universe, suspended between indie pop and electronicamade of light productions, rarefied atmospheres and great attention to space. Every element is calibrated, every sound seems designed to accompany an emotional state rather than to impose itself. It is an enveloping record, which invites intimate, nocturnal, almost meditative listening. But precisely this extreme care risks becoming a barrier: the feeling is that everything is kept under control, as if the album was afraid of getting really dirty.
The lyrics follow the same trajectory. I am fragmentary, elliptical, highly evocativemore interested in suggesting than telling. Introspection is central, but remains filtered, never fully exposed. Hesanobody seems to talk about itself without ever really revealing itself, leaving the listener with the task of filling in the gaps. A fascinating choice, but one that helps maintain a certain emotional distance.
In this context, also the significant presence of collaborations takes on a double meaning. On the one hand they enrich the album, making it multifaceted, conversant, capable of moving between different sensitivities. On the other hand, they reinforce the idea of a project that still struggles to stand completely on its own, as if Hesanobody needed external support to tell its story. And it is inevitable to wonder who he really is when he is left without voices around, without safety nets.
The strength of the album, however, lies in its coherence: each song contributes to building a constant tension, a climax that never arrives, a held emotion that slowly settles. The Neverending Third Act of a Dream he does not try to conquer or surprise, but to accompany, to remain suspended together with the listener in an emotional zone made of melancholy, lucidity and expectation.
However, an unresolved feeling remains. This record sounds like a necessary stepperhaps even therapeutic, but not yet definitive. After years of silence, what emerges forcefully is a specific desire: finally see Hesanobody expose itself without filters, without masks, without fear of taking up all the space. Because the vision is there, the talent too. Now we need the courage to end the dream and start again.
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
