carmen consoli
Carmen Consoli "L'abitudine di tornare"

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Carmen Consoli is back. Over the years, much like fishermen do, Carmen has laid her nets out in the sun. She has cleaned them, let them rest, and allowed them to savor the sunlight. Similarly, the fallow of the land, in her homeland, has allowed her to process emotions and share them in her new album.

Carmen Consoli has united sea and land, mind and soul in her lyrics. Where the uncontrolled events of the sea are welcomed and nurtured by the land. Where, sometimes, a thought becomes the place of the soul where one remains even though they do not wish to stay.

"L'abitudine di tornare" is not a mere chronicle of daily life. Carmen is not a chronicler. Carmen is the voice of a photograph, of many photographs. Her photograph, unlike the chronicle, captures the nuances that manage to touch unexpressed parts of everyone. Carmen is the Lars Von Trier of music. Her unfiltered take on the world has allowed her to write extraordinary lyrics, of indescribable pure, and moving delicacy.

The lyrics and their sequence in the album represent the journey of a watchful and attentive eye but also a profound aspiration for peace and serenity. It's no coincidence that the album closes with a wonderful lullaby where a place to dream, rest, and cleanse is glimpsed.

Carmen Consoli uses words in this album to evoke emotions. Aware that only by stirring emotions can empathy and attention be created on difficult and raw topics, without forgetting that we all need a small island where we, too, can sing ourselves.