{"id":17314,"date":"2023-02-03T12:06:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T11:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digipur.it\/?p=17314"},"modified":"2023-02-03T12:06:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T11:06:36","slug":"pearz-international-lovers-feat-kuntessa-is-the-brand-new-pop-soul-single-out-now-via-annibale-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digipur.it\/en\/pearz-international-lovers-feat-kuntessa-is-the-brand-new-pop-soul-single-out-now-via-annibale-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearz: “International Lovers” feat. Kuntessa is the brand new pop-soul single out now via Annibale Records"},"content":{"rendered":"

A summer of love between two people who don’t speak the same language.\u00a0This is\u00a0International Lovers<\/strong><\/em>, the new single by\u00a0Pearz<\/strong>, the project by\u00a0multi-instrumentalist\u00a0Francesco Perini, in collaboration with\u00a0Kuntessa<\/strong>\u00a0(i.e. Caterina Vannucci, from the band Celluloid Jam and known also as Pristine Babe), both Florentines living in London.\u00a0The single is out today\u00a0February 3rd, 2023\u00a0via\u00a0Annibale Records<\/strong>, on 45 vinyl record and on all digital platforms.<\/p>\n

International Lovers<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>was born from a bass line influenced by both\u00a0disco music<\/strong>\u00a0and Gang Of Four’s\u00a0funky post-punk<\/strong>. Pearz says about the genesis of the single and the\u00a0pop feeling with Kuntessa:\u00a0“Usually I don’t set myself any limits. This time I moved between soul, Rhodes sounds and acoustic drums. From there, I added flutes, synths and a final guitar in homage to Alessandro Alessandroni. In general, it is a tribute to Italian music of the late 70s\/early 80s, so the ‘summer’ lyrics by Kuntessa, mix of English and Italian, go very well with the sound. When I wrote the song, I immediately noticed that it had a classic song-form structure compared to my other instrumental compositions and I thought that a voice following a verse and a chorus could work. I have known Kuntessa for many years, since we shared the same stages respectively with Hacienda and Celluloid Jam. In London we have become more friends than we were in Florence. She pulled off a great vocal melody’<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

The single is supported by a\u00a0video<\/strong>\u00a0created by the acclaimed graphic designer\u00a0Raissa Pardini<\/strong>, at work for artists such as IDLES, The Orielles and Mystery Jets. As B side of\u00a0International Lovers<\/em>, we find the\u00a0instrumental and danceable\u00a0Boulevard<\/em>, driven by Jamie Allen’s sax.<\/p>\n

Pearz\u00a0<\/strong>moved to London in 2013 following his brit rock band The Hacienda\u2019s international success and he soon became an estimated session and touring musician, a path that brought him to tour not only the UK but the whole of Europe with acts such as\u00a0Tess Parks\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0M!R!M\u00a0<\/strong>(with whom he also collaborated on their respective latest studio records), in addition to Suki Waterhouse, Go!Zilla, Dead Coast, Elius Inferno & The Magic Octagram, Desert Ships, and Gil De Ray.<\/p>\n

All these experiences are conveyed in the surprising debut EP\u00a0Nocturnal\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>of 2020, a physical and psychological journey through the night, and in the previous singles\u00a0Social Amnesia<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0Saudade<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Blue Winter<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0dating back to the last two years.\u00a0Gifted of great compositional technique, Pearz has absorbed and reworked the influence of different genres, from the typical groove of Italian soundtracks to Balearic music, from nu jazz to soul and electroop. Pearz is currently on tour with the first dates of the new year between the UK, Italy and the rest of Europe.<\/p>\n