Rad longplayers

27 April 2024

Artist: IMUSTBE LEONARDO
Who: Berlin-based Italian singer-songwriter who, since 2016,
has composed, recorded, and played songs around Europe and
America. He has, so far, 2 albums and 2 EPs on his résumé.

And here’s number 3.
NOT TO BE SCARED OF WEEKEND

TUTV: As usual the Italy-born singer/songwriter alternates acoustic tracks with
electrical renditions while his voice spellbinds throughout. He starts with moody
musing All The Poets Here about numb poets hiding in their empty brains. Next up
is a bold song that criticizes, rightly so, Nick Cave for attending King Charles’s
coronation.

The star crooner gets an electrically powered mid-tempo treatment. Another legend
is also in the spotlight on Kim Gordon. “Why should you need gods when you have John
Peel or PJ Harvey or Meryl Streep and Stanley Kubrick and Kim Gordon?”. Can’t agree more.

He tackles war-greedy politicians with sparkling as well as distorted guitars on the pretty catchy Government Press Office’s New Rattle. He has the Perfect Pop Song with string-picking playfulness. Vocally and Berlin melodically, Lou Reed comes to mind. Yes, the late musical genius Lou Reed.

Leonardo closes this notable record with the 17-minute introspective reverie It Was Taking
A Long Time which resonates like a funeral procession with its mourning horns. The track goes silent around the 3-minute mark for about 7 minutes and then restarts with an invitation to support musicians.A bit weird, but honest and spot-on..

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