{"id":13240,"date":"2022-02-11T13:12:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T12:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digipur.it\/?p=13240"},"modified":"2022-02-11T13:12:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T12:12:59","slug":"clever-square-release-new-single-soccer-rules-and-announce-new-album-secret-alliance-to-be-released-on-april-29th-2022-via-bronson-recordings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digipur.it\/en\/clever-square-release-new-single-soccer-rules-and-announce-new-album-secret-alliance-to-be-released-on-april-29th-2022-via-bronson-recordings\/","title":{"rendered":"Clever Square release new single “Soccer Rules” and announce new album “Secret Alliance” to be released on April 29th, 2022 via Bronson Recordings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Giacomo D\u2019Attorre \u2013 lead singer of\u00a0Clever Square<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 has been through a lot of late. With his band. In his personal life. Even just with the state of the world. This fire has fueled Clever Square\u2019s new record\u00a0Secret Alliance<\/em><\/strong>, to be released on\u00a0April 29th, 2022\u00a0<\/strong>via\u00a0Bronson Recordings <\/strong>(pre-order here<\/a>): eleven tracks that explore feelings of frustration, disillusionment, and disconnection, and chronicle what it\u2019s like to be swept along by a world that \u201cgets noisier everyday<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

The record was inspired by a creeping realisation; of coming change, and a sense that D\u2019Attorre was \u201closing contact with who I was before, for the good and the bad.<\/em>\u201d New needs and desires surfaced; old ones disappeared. Thus he began writing around ideas of rethinking yourself, and \u201cacquiring a new conscience of mutation<\/em>\u201d.\u00a0All of this is perfectly framed by Clever Square\u2019s shuffling, quirky indie, and cute melodies. Soft and worn around the edges, like the perfect flannel shirt, there\u2019s a gentle, shambling quality to the music; \u201cblue collar\u201d, D\u2019Attorre calls it. Guitar lines gently bloom, Fender Rhodes organ is sprinkled throughout, and the acoustic strumming sounds easy and unhurried.<\/p>\n

D\u2019Attorre has crafted a spell-binding, mesmerizing set of songs that delight on first listen and reward deeper inspection.\u00a0The music provides a stark contrast to some of the lyrical content, but also serves as the perfect frame.\u00a0Even in the nosier moments his voice remains poised and restrained, letting the words do all the emotional heavy lifting. Best of all is\u00a0Secret Alliance\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0lone duet,\u00a0Soccer Rules<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>the record\u2019s second single after the jazzy\u00a0Kites From The Noodles Kingdom<\/em>. Available on all digital platforms today\u00a0February 11th, 2022<\/strong>,\u00a0Soccer Rules<\/em>\u00a0is an intimate rumination about feeling scattered all over the place and the inability to grasp freedom and peace in our everyday life. It sees Eugenia Fera<\/strong> from fellow Italian indie band\u00a0Eugenia Post Meridiem<\/strong>\u00a0wrap her warm, lush voice around D\u2019Attorre\u2019s words, the perfect foil for the song\u2019s gentle, rambling vibe. The related\u00a0video<\/strong>\u00a0is directed by Mason Charanza.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a hymn to privacy, to the joys of secrecy, and solitude,<\/em>\u201d D\u2019Attorre says of\u00a0Secret Alliance<\/em>. That he wraps such heartfelt, profound topics in gloriously laid-back indie adds to the charm, and cements\u00a0Clever Square<\/strong>\u2019s status as one of Italy\u2019s finest contemporary bands. The world might seem increasingly complex and be spinning ever faster, but\u00a0Secret Alliance<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0slows it down just enough to savour the scenery and think about charting a path back to something a little more manageable.<\/p>\n