THE ARCHINAUTS

What a nice little surprise from southern Italy - a young architect also musical educated suddenly surfaces with a modern, wonderfully crafted album full of maturity. Composer and lead vocalist, Ivan is the true creator of this great first Opus, but a special mention is deserved to the other half of the duo, the lovely harmony vocals of Ilenia (also co-arranger).

The musicality is very modern, synths and power chords and all, but plenty of grand piano, flute and acoustic guitars all-around give a classy feel (not retro, mind you) to the whole. The band delivers at high level, very cohesive and tight, which might be somehow attributed to the participation of Fabio Zuffanti, credited with Conducting and Art Direction.

Just bought the digital version from Bandcamp and, though it was actually a passion at first sight, after 3 full spins I am loving it even more, discovering details and renewed pleasure each time.

So a full 4 stars to me, without a doubt !