From Foo Fighters to Ringo Starr: albums of the week
The big news story for rock lovers, of course, is the release of Foo Fighters’ new album. But it is not the only relevant publication scheduled for April 24th: there is also room for a project that bears the signature of Ringo Starr, with the former Beatle who could give fans some surprises. And on the Italian front? The singer-songwriter Birthh, with her first work in Italian, the producer album of Juli, Olly’s sidekick, are some of the records that deserve to end up in the spotlight. Below are Rockol’s recommendations, including international and Italian albums.
Foo Fighters – “Your Favorite Toy”
Foo Fighters present “Your Favorite Toy,” their twelfth studio album, out April 24 via Roswell Records/MCA. Also anticipated by the recently released title track, the album marks a new chapter for the band led by Dave Grohl, who describes it as a work born after over a year of sonic and dynamic experiments different from the past. The album was co-produced by the band together with Oliver Roman, with the mix entrusted to Mark “Spike” Stent, and also includes the songs “Today’s Song” and “Asking for a Friend”. The project arrives three years after “But Here We Are”. “Your Favorite Toy” promises to be a creative reset: familiar in spirit, but admittedly “new” in approach.
Ringo Starr – Long Long Road
Ringo Starr is ready to release the new work “Long Long Road”, written and produced in collaboration with T Bone Burnett. The ten-track album also features collaborations with Billy Strings, Sheryl Crow and St Vincent and is the eagerly awaited follow-up to “Look Up,” which topped the charts last year. “After making the last project, which I love listening to, this one came out almost by chance,” said the former Beatle. As the title suggests, this release has its roots in country and Americana music, then evolved into something broader, creating a sonic mosaic of Starr’s musical legacy and influences, including Carl Perkins.
Jvli – “Usual cinema”
Jvli’s “Solito cinema” is an important project because it marks his true debut as a solo artist after years as a behind-the-scenes producer. The album is built on personal experiences, artistic encounters and a mix of genres: pop, urban, singer-songwriter. In short, a collective album but with a precise vision: that of Julien Boverod, this is the real name of the Aosta producer, who after having made himself known as Olly’s right-hand man and “shadow”, is now finally coming out into the open. And he does it with friends and colleagues such as, in addition to Olly himself, Tommaso Paradiso, Fabio Concato, Fulminacci, Bresh, Franco126, Biagio Antonacci, Coez, Emma, Elisa, Enrico Nigiotti and Tredici Pietro.
Birthh – “Breathless”
Fourth career album for Birthh, real name Alice Bisi, Florentine by birth but cosmopolitan by vocation, but the first written and sung entirely in Italian. “Senza breath” marks a new artistic chapter, more direct and personal, in the career of the singer-songwriter who has always looked across the Atlantic. Between Italian songwriting, alternative pop and urban influences, Birthh records perhaps his most accessible album, without giving up the international scope that has always characterized his projects. The album is co-produced by Birthh itself together with Chef P, producer linked to Marracash, Guè, Fabri Fibra, Salmo.
