Chiara Amalia Bernardini and Nicola Mora have been composing music together for many years, during which time their interpersonal and musical relationship has taken various forms, including KICK. Angel Names is the current definition.
Angel Names is also an album: with the utmost integrity and clarity of vision, the duo has created their own interpretation of what an alternative rock record should sound like. Chiara Amalia is attracted to black, death, and dark sounds. Nicola, on the other hand, loves shoegaze and Italian library music. The record sounds like none of the above.
The mysterious and captivating album, from which various singles have already been released, is out today May 8th, 2026 on CD and digital via well known Italian indie label Dischi Sotterranei.
The complementary contrasts created by Angel Names, with their dreamy mood and the use of two voices, sound like a virgin forest behind a door, like the beating of a pair of wings made of plastic, and a red sky in love.
Produced together with Elmer Hallsby (Isolated Youth, Dead Vibrations), Angel Names was recorded at the Big Tree Studio in Brescia, and then mixed by Martin “Konie” Ehrencrona (formerly of Viagra Boys).
Live, the duo becomes a quintet, with vocals, drums, bass, guitar, and bass VI. Chiara and Nicola have shared the stage with acts such as Elias Rønnenfelt, DAIISTAR, and Molly Nilsson, and have played at major festivals such as Synästhesie (Germany) and Ypsigrock (Italy).
