Top 5 KATANA KOALA KIWI songs

Available from Friday 8 November 2024 (in distribution Believe) “To gain courage I threw myself from the ground floor”, the Trieste band's debut EP Katana Koala Kiwi, already reported in the playlist “Rock Italy” And “Math Rock” by Spotify Italia.

This album is a heterogeneous collection of songs written and arranged at different times that tells the story of the group's early period and its evolution. The six pieces explore some aspects of the same theme: the relationship with others and how this is reflected in the relationship with oneself. The lyrics are often inspired by episodes of everyday life, difficulties that sometimes seem insignificant and other overwhelming such as accepting compromises, overcoming a trauma or simply questioning yourself. In the same way, the sounds recall those of post rock and midwest emo, enriched by influences ranging from noise, to math rock, to samba.

We wanted to get to know them better, and to do so we asked them what their five favorite songs were, and here's how it went.

Alessandro: This must be the place, Talking Heads, 1983

The most beautiful, simple and powerful phrase of all time: “Never for money, always for love”.

Pietro: How, Daughter, 2016

How and Daughter in general have been one of the recurring soundtracks of my life for many years now. It is one of the groups that best meets my sensitivity, both musical and lyrical. This song specifically touches me in an almost visceral way, and often seems to suggest the answer I'm looking for…

Andrea: Upper Peninsula, Sufjan Stevens, 2003

Sufjan Stevens' music has always made me live the dream of a romanticized and idealized rural America, far removed from reality but so dear to my heart. On the album Michigan, a tribute to the state where Stevens grew up, there are many songs that give me this effect, but Upper Peninsula most of all. It evokes the imagery of a marginal territory of the United States, with its own distinct culture and identity.