3rd place: Cinema Samuele
Bronze medal for the latest arrival. After a long 7 years since the last Nuvola numero 9 and 4 since the live La fortuna che abbiamo, Samuele returns with one of his best albums ever. A record meticulously crafted down to the smallest detail, personal, with some current themes and above all, very deep. The beginning with Pixel is already a punch in the stomach, a portrait of resignation towards a life that destabilizes, leading into the complications of love in Con te and Mezza bugia, the difficult removal of one's violent side in Il tiranno, the rebirth of Harakiri, the love story between two women in Le Abbagnale, the dominance of the virtual world in Scorrimento verticale, the Italian media situation that crushes journalists' opinions for more sales in L'intervista, the devastated world in Distopici. And to conclude, what is considered the new Giudizi universali, Il tuo ricordo, the most intimate and with the most pathos of them all. Yes, I've tried to keep it short because I’ve been talking about this album for months now, but guys, there’s no denying it; this is undoubtedly the best Italian album of 2020 and one of Samuele's best. Truly monstrous.
Picky rating: 9+
The gem, would you look at that: Il tuo ricordo