Tana Del Verme
Tana Del Verme

Born less than a year from the union of former members of Nectarines, Unaware, and Startoday, Tana Del Verme could be defined as the 2.0 re-edition of Italian '90s punk-rock. If, like myself, you have lived through that period (in Milan, between concerts at the Rainbow Club and Leonkavallo, Saturdays at the Senigallia Fair, and days spent between Zabriskie Point and Hangover), you will certainly know what to expect from this debut album. It includes explosive tracks (hinting at Californian melodic hardcore), lyrics that mix dark humor with critiques of today's society, and that immediacy that has always made punk-rock a genre loved by various listener demographics. The album starts with "Generazione inutile" (first single released), which, apart from immediately challenging the drummer's coronary arteries in terms of speed, has an old-school garage flavor that is not at all unpleasant. It continues along the same wavelength (among all the tracks, I highlight "M.J.F."—perhaps the most Derozer-like in terms of immediacy but certainly the best of the entire lot), except for the concluding "Disco punk," where, as in every respectable finale, melancholy takes over. In conclusion, "Tana Del Verme" proves to be a product as sincere as ever in its intentions, written more out of passion than anything else. Keep it up!