Other Voices
A Way Back

The Italian band with a "troublesome" name that inevitably brings to mind one of the most iconic and enduring groups of the entire New Wave scene, Other Voices, released on May 11, 2015, what is their second album, nearly ten years after their debut "Anatomy of a Pain".

On this occasion, Vincenzo Amato (vocals), Giuseppe Dromì (guitar), Giuseppe Piccolo (guitar), Giuseppe Bonelli (bass), Rosario Siciliano (keyboards), and Francesco Misiti (drums), locked themselves in the "Parr Street" recording studios in Liverpool (Echo And The Bunnymen, Coldplay, Paolo Nutini) to record the 10 tracks and the bonus track that make up "A Way Back".

The opening is entrusted to the brief "I Walk On The Wire" which captivates the listener thanks to Amato's deep interpretation highlighted by a melancholic guitar and the bass part.

With the following "A Night Lasting A Year", a single for which a beautiful black-and-white video was shot, our musicians demonstrate that they have well understood the Interpol lesson, giving us a gritty song with melodic hooks and a chorus destined to stay in your head for a long time.

The liquid and delicate guitar of "Journey" clashes with the powerful bass line, giving us a song rich in pathos, of great impact, very refined, which is a candidate for one of the best episodes of the batch.

The energetic "Poor Road" paves the way for a precious gem, "Without Any Sound": a song that, in a crescendo of emotions, fascinates the listener thanks to the bass part which fits wonderfully with the weave woven by the keyboards, bringing back to mind the hypnotic elegance of the Cure's "Closedown".

The obsessive guitar riff of "Hate Me Again" shows us that Other Voices have also learned the lesson given by the early Editors, proving that they can rightfully fit into the new wave revival that began in the 00s. But the mastery of the genre, with references to the past, is reaffirmed by "I Seek A Way": a romantic ballad in 80s style that gives us another excellent vocal interpretation that gives the song that touch of class destined to make it last over time.

The sick post-punk of "The Only Real Conviction" precedes the song that gives the album its title "A Way Back" whose delicate beauty releases in the listener a sense of epic romanticism, which, the moment it ends, makes you want to savor it again.

Excellent digipack edition with minimal yet classy artwork, which also includes the bonus track "Gunsinger" whose lyrics were inspired by Stephen King's "The Dark Tower".

Take pen and paper and note down this title: even in Italy in 2015, there are those who can fortunately gift us with excellent New Wave.