Even in this freeform jazz experiment some individual musicianship truly stands out. The crazy, instrumental trip that is the last track, “Cafe Flesh,” sums up what Luppi, Parquet Courts and Karen O came to do. MILANO, Luppi’s 2017 full-length album featuring accompaniment from Karen O and Parquet Courts, is the final volume of his Italian trilogy. Luppi’s musical contributions can be heard with bright bells on “Mount Napoleon” and synths on “Lanza.” Each of his touches add some brightness and a breath of fresh air to what can be a sometimes claustrophobic soundtrack. It’s a fitting caricature, complete even with some phrases sung in Italian. Over some upbeat, raucous instrumentation O sings a warning, “Beware of cats that follow you home / Of pretty prizes wearing disguises.” The most personality heard from Savage comes through on this track. Savage and O come together for a duet of sorts on “Pretty Prizes” where they illuminate a more seedy side to Milan. Parquet Courts channels Bob Dylan on “Memphis Blues Again.” It’s a little repetitive with its simple power chords and Savage’s lazy shouting and also somewhat out of place where the storyline is concerned.
Her distorted vocals mixed with her spine-tingling whispers, create a frenzied ambiance. She returns on “Flush,” a punchy track with dissonant guitar riffing. Luppi “wanted to capture the excitement, vibrancy and fast lane life of Milano,” and the song most certainly does, thanks to the raw energy of Parquet Courts’ gritty garage-rock. In her most excitable state, she dances through a fantasy photo shoot. Karen O’s explosive vocals come on the track “Talisa,” inspired by model and actress Talisa Soto who was friends with Gianni Versace. Lead singer of Parquet Courts Andrew Savage gives a dry, monotone delivery as we find him walking through a cityscape feeling “like a pilgrim in a holy land.” Ryan, Matt, and Rachel stick the unused Beretta in the Fendi as they consider cities in transition: Milan in the late 70s, New York in the late nineties, and contemporary Los Angeles, home to Daniele Luppi, the host of the theme party that is 2017’s Milano, featuring playing by Parquet Courts and some singing by Karen O. Introduced to Luppi’s sonic vision on the first track “Soul and Cigarette,” we start to understand the characters and stories that are unfolding. The city that is reborn every morning, that beats like a heart.” Luppi explains that “The songs are fictionalized stories about misfits, fashionistas, outcasts and junkies in mid-1980s Milan. Along with the band, singer Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs contributes her brash vocals to a few of the most powerful tracks. The recruitment of Brooklyn rockers Parquet Courts was an inspired choice by Luppi to bring their punky edge to the songs, representing the alternative lifestyles found in the emerging youth. It takes place in Milan in the ‘80s, a time Luppi remembers as burgeoning with flashy fashion and youth culture. Luppi’s latest full-length work Milano is a sort of follow-up concept album. It was a star-studded effort to capture the grandeur of Ennio Morricone’s Spaghetti Western film scores. His 2011 work with Danger Mouse, titled Rome, featured Jack White and Norah Jones. The famed Italian composer is known for bringing together unlikely forces to create music of cinematic scope. Check it out below.Daniele Luppi always surprises. That doesn’t happen, but the ominous feeling lingers. I thought that the video would end with them killing him or something. It tells the story of a photographer who takes the pictures of two models and who struggles to maintain control. Good song!ĭirector Diego Araujo’s clip looks soft and grainy, like a European thriller from the early ’70s. Mostly, the video serves as a nice reminder that the song exists. It’s a jittery rock jam that also serves as a cool opportunity to hear great, singular New York rock forces from two different generations combining their efforts. On “Talisa,” Luppi and Parquet Courts join forces with Yeah Yeah Yeahs leader Karen O. And they’re only just now getting around to releasing a music video for “ Talisa,” that album’s single. Luppi wanted to capture the excitement, vibrancy and fast lane life of Milano, and the song most certainly does, thanks to the raw energy of Parquet Courts’ gritty garage-rock. Together with Luppi, the band made MILANO, a weird lark of a concept album. At the end of 2017, Parquet Courts teamed up with Daniele Luppi, an Italian composer and Jack White/Norah Jones collaborator. But before they did that, they went left. Last year, New York postpunk brainiacs Parquet Courts released Wide Awake!, one of the year’s better straight-up indie rock albums.
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