Available in all digital stores from Friday 4 October, All My Plans is the new EP by Folcast: an autobiographical work on the internal conflict between the desire for isolation and the need for connection, between fatigue and comfort.
But that's not all! The album – which will be presented with two full band live shows curated by OTR Livewhich will be held on December 5th al Biko Of Milan and the December 21st al Largo Venue Of Rome – in fact, it also talks about the courage to make mistakes, as well as the curiosity to wonder and the resilience in facing wounds. Folcast However, he does not dwell on the pain, but shows how in every experience there is an opportunity to reflect and grow, enriching not only his path, but also ours.
“If I were to stop and think about the path, about everything that brought me here, I tell myself that ultimately most of the time I was better when I was alone, alone. But then I think about it and I question everything again: I think I'm together with others, but I don't always feel good about myself. If I think about what's inside, I immediately find myself outside, in the middle of everything, of everyone. And I struggle with this continuous precariousness.
“All My Plans” is my surrender. It's the place where I kid myself a little and ask myself if it's worth having a connection with the outside, because at the end of the day it's a complicated and tiring process. Then I mess everything up, clean up and put myself back together, letting myself be overwhelmed by the inevitability of sharing.
This album starts from what comes from the belly but which, by force of circumstances, must come out and confront the outside. It talks about relationships, relationships, judgment, birth and reconstruction. It's about me, about friends, about the love that saves and leaves no pieces. It talks above all about my daughter and how her birth upset everything, and then repositioned it in the best way, filling the gaps, cracks and distances. My daughter is the revelation that made me stronger, tougher, tenacious and confident. She gave me everything back and introduced me to a new way of being together.”
“ALL MY PLANS”, INTERVIEW WITH FOLCAST
Your new EP was released on October 4th, All My Plans. How are you experiencing these first days after the release?
I have to say that I'm happy with how it's going and how the record is spinning. I'm relaxed. And then, with the release of the EP, I can finally go back to playing live, which is the thing I like to do most.
All My Plans: a title that reminds me of all those times when we make many plans and then something comes along that upsets all our plans. In your case it is the birth of a little girl and, in this regard, you recently declared: “She gave me everything back in one piece“.
It's not like I was broken before. However, since I became a father, I feel much more decisive in some things. Compared to the past, I feel more whole, more integral. Not that I was in a catastrophic state before, but the birth of my daughter certainly did me a lot of good.
So, it was a very positive change…
Yes, it absolutely didn't upset all my plans. Rather, it gave me other points of view on what I do and how I experience certain situations, putting certain things back in order of importance. Thanks to her I realized that there are things that should be given the right weight.
Folcast which dad is?
In my opinion I am a good father, in the sense that I am very present and I try to dedicate myself to her in the best possible way. Then, obviously, there are times when I'm a little more absent because I have to do certain things. However, I always try to maintain contact. On the other hand, a little girl wants attention. It's not a tamagotchi, which you can turn off when you no longer feel like it. You have to be present and I try to always be there for her.
In short, your daughter has improved your plans, without distorting them. But she's not the only one. There are indeed the people you sing about New Yearthe ones that make you fall in love with them and treat you as if they were pills, that make you think you can trust and let go.
Yes, I don't think I'm one of these people, but I really have a lot of them around me. In fact, there are people who can calm me down or who, in any case, manage to make me feel better, helping me make considerations that I could never make on my own. In this sense, I am very lucky.
Is there a specific person to whom you wanted to dedicate this song?
Actually no. Honestly, I wrote it thinking someone else could sing it. While I was writing it, I had a person in mind, but I was thinking more about something that could truly be understood by the person I was writing for. It's a bit of a mind game. Then, clearly, I can trace this passage back to very specific subjects, but this was not the initial idea.
All My Plans it is an autobiographical work that talks about an internal conflict, which seems rather like a path from solitude to encounter. And up until now we have only ever talked about meetings, but there is also loneliness…
Yes, obviously it's a journey. I talk about struggle because the conflict exists anyway. There are days when I just want to mind my own business and not even have to deal with my daughter, which is not possible, while others (mostly) I want to be with other people. It's a struggle, always present within me.
In the album there is therefore the story of a journey, but there is also a lot of contradiction. It is a record that photographs some moments from the past, which however continue to recur even in the present.
Returning to the meetings, can you tell us how the collaboration with Carlo Amleto began?
We met many years ago at a presentation of 35 caliberwho had worked on the soundtrack of Blanca. I went there because the producer of this latest EP of mine, as well as some of my old projects, is Tommaso Collivaor the founder of 35 caliber.
After some time, I proposed to Carlo a cameo in Selfish Manifesto and he put in his share, the TG 0which is one of its strong points. It was really cool working together. When we saw each other it was as if we had known each other forever. Sharing this and collaborating with him was very, very fun. I thank him very much for this.
Continuing listening to the album we arrive at 8 in the morninga song in which you remind us of the power of words, often capable of inflicting wounds as deep as the affection we have for those who pronounce them is great.
Yes, exactly. This is an appeal that I also make to myself. You have to carefully weigh everything you want to say and what comes out of your mouth, because sometimes it would really be better to remain silent.
On December 5th and 21st we could finally listen live All My Plans first in Milan and subsequently in Rome. Beyond these two concerts, what are your plans? Do these dates represent previews of a much longer tour?
At the moment the focus is on these two dates. Clearly, this is something that will expand. For now these are the only dates that will see me accompanied by a band. But there will also be some solo dates, which we will announce soon. Among these, that of November 9th on Trasimenoal Panta Rei Center.
This album contains seven tracks. If you had to sum it up in seven words, which would you choose?
TENDERNESS, ANGER, SOUL, KALEID, VOLCANO, SHARING and PLANS.
Cover photo by Fabrizio Iozzo
