Nadie

Italian rock band from Catania. Line-up (as noted in DeBaser review): Giovanni Scuderi (voice, guitar), Vincenzo Battaglia (piano, synth), Alfio Musumeci (drums), Gianpiero Leone (bass), Francesco Gueli (guitars).

Debut album Questo Giorno Il Prossimo Anno preceded Acqua alta a Venezia by eight years. The band won the national festival Il rock è Tratto in 2011 and opened the first date of the Afterhours summer tour. Review notes influences/echoes of Afterhours, references to Beatles and Battiato in arrangements and lyrics.

Acqua alta a Venezia marks Nadie’s fuller embrace of rock over singer-songwriter textures. The album shows clear Afterhours influences and moments of melodic strength (notably "Bandiere a mezz`asta"). Some tracks are praised for instrumentation and feeling; criticism targets occasional rhetorical excess and less memorable singles. Overall considered a good work with room to sharpen hooks.

For:Listeners of Italian rock and alternative singer-songwriter music seeking band-driven albums with lyrical ambition.