Piero Pelù: a new album is coming
A few days ago he announced that he had overcome a series of problems that had kept him away from the musical scene for a long time. A few days later Piero Pelù announces his recording and live return.
The new album will be titled “Deserts” and will be available in all stores from next June 7th (Epic Records/Sony Music Italy). The album, which is already available for pre-order (https://epic.lnk.to/deserti), will be released in physical format in CD, transparent blue vinyl and 180 gr black vinyl. The autographed CD version and transparent LP version will also be available exclusively on Amazon. Furthermore, on the store of Piero's official website you can purchase the cassette in a limited and numbered version (www.pieropelu.net).
“Deserts” is the second chapter of Trilogy of Discomfortwork that began in 2020 with the publication of the album “Fragile boxers”.
In recent days Pelù had first reset his social profiles and then published a message for all his fans in which he spoke about his state of health (Read here).
A short countdown that led today to the publication of the first track of the album entitled “Novichok” a song that Pelù decided to share with his fans in a place that is very important to him, the cellar in via De' Bardi in Florence where i Litfiba they were born and took their first steps.
Last night, in fact, Pelù invited a select group of fans to the cellar to take part in the event Speakeasy from Piero, an evening conceived and desired by the Tuscan singer-songwriter to reconnect with his musical roots which are still very present in him and his music.
In via De' Bardi (where Piero had last sung at the end of 1988) Pelù closed a chapter (Litfiba said goodbye for the last time in December 2022 during the last date of the farewell tour) to start a new one : “Deserts”.
I chose to announce the release of the new album by sharing with my fans “Novichok” because we live in times that are constantly poisoned by fake news and increasingly widespread hatred from the internet to our streets. “Novichok” is the poison subtly used by Putin to kill his opponents and metaphorically it is the poison that is served to us citizens every day through contaminated foods and increasingly invasive and false propaganda.
Musically”Novichok” is very linked to Piero's litfibian roots and for this reason the legendary cellar in via De' Bardi in Florence was the ideal place to present him to the very first funs (as Pelù likes to call his fans).
This restart is not only linked to the publication of new unreleased music but also to the return to the stage after the cancellation of last year's tour due to problems related to tinnitus.
The Deserts Tour by Piero Pelù (accompanied by a band with Giacomo Castellano “Castillo” on guitar, Luca Martelli “Mitraglia” on drums and Max Gelsi “Sigel” on bass) will, in fact, go on tour with this calendar
29 June 2024 – Spilimbergo (Pn) – La Favorita Area
26 July 2024 – Castiglione Del Lago (Pg) – Lacustica Festival, Rocca Medioevale
27 July 2024 – Porto Recanati (Mc) – Arena Beniamino Gigli
09 August 2024 – Asiago (Vi) – Piazza Carli
16 August 2024 – Noto (Sr) – Cathedral Staircase
18 August 2024 – Bagheria (Pa) – Go Green Festival, Piccolo Urban Park *date moved from 17 to 18 August*
20 August 2024 – Roccella Jonica (Rc) – Roccella Summer Festival, Teatro Al Castello
22 August 2024 – San Pancrazio Salentino (Br) – San Pancrazio Festival, Events Forum
24 August 2024 – Veroli (Fr) – Tarantelliri Festival, Pala Coccia External Area§
13 September 2024 Cernobbio (Co) – Lake Sound Park, Ex Galoppatoio *date moved from 6 to 13 September*
Piero Pelù, who throughout his career has always been on the front line supporting social, political and environmental battles, is happy to announce that for this new journey he has chosen to support Emergencythe association founded by Gino Strada and Teresa Sarti with whom he had already carried out various initiatives in the past including the single “My name is never again” with Luciano Ligabue and Jovanotti who turns 25 this year.
