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Bitume, 2025
8/10
The debut album from the Solaris frontman Alberto Casadei, as Casademoni he fleshes out alt-folk ideas via these 9 acoustic fueled songs.
The warm spirit of “Quargo” opens with Casadei’s flowing guitar and smooth voice alongside Luca Guidi’s crisp drums, and “Rejoyce” follows with Glauco Taddei handling drums across the poetic climate that’s even a bit dreamy.
The middle tracks belong to “Death Of A Salesman” and “Phoenix”. The former is a folk friendly moment with elegant storytelling, while the latter comes with a lush and heartfelt mood of rich and melodic gestures.
Residing close to the end, “Stay” offers gentle and mesmerizing song craft that makes good use of Andrea Cola’s atmospheric synth, and “Wurlitzer” exits with agile keys and Casadei’s stirring voice for the minimal but impactful finish.
Themes of guilt, anguish and teenage depression are present, as Casademoni uses drums, synth, theremin and keys sparingly but effective for the impressive singer-songwriter effort.
Travels well with: Faded Remembrance- Dying Age; Ektör- Ektöristan