esse

the album is a return to the artist’s childhood places, a continuous fusion between present and past, between nostalgia and stillness.

these are the spaces where he met his bandmates, the original hardship from which an extraordinary musical richness was born: a legacy that resurfaces in the moving collaboration with ringo starr and in the confrontation with loss, in the memory of those first shared steps.

the project brings together forgotten tracks such as lost horizon and new ... read more

soul/r&b sounds with a ’60s flair and touches of reggae provide the backdrop for a dreamy vocal style. to appreciate the artist even more, i recommend the tiny desk with the thee sinseers. btw it’s a very lovely album!

listening to frank after back to black is like finding calm after the storm. on one side there is back to black, raw and heartbreaking, driven by a dense production that recalls certain phil spector-like wall of sound approaches.

yet the debut of amy winehouse presents itself with a different artistic intention and a more nuanced approach to r&b. the grooves are relaxed, at times almost acoustic, with inflections that recall bossa nova and jazz. it’s a different kind of performative ... read more

if in their debut the doors had already explored psychedelic atmospheres and brushed against the transience of life, ‘strange days’ opens up to an even darker and more reflective dreamlike universe.

the individual’s inner world is projected onto social dynamics, with outcomes that echo great twentieth-century literary works: from incomunicability to alienation, to the perception of being “different” and the solitude that follows.

the musical texture ranges from ... read more