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Artist......: Primo!
Album.......: Sogni
Label.......: Upset! The Rhythm
Genre.......: Rock
Catnr.......: UTR129
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2020-08-10
Str.date....: 2020-04-17
Quality.....: 784 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://primocassetto.bandcamp.com/
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1. Things To Do 2:01
2. Perfect Paper 3:02
3. Machine 2:36
4. Best & Fairest 3:13
5. Comedy Show 2:54
6. Love Days 2:33
7. 1000 Words 2:12
8. Rolling Stone 2:22
9. Diamond Day 1:40
10. The Present 2:05
11. Up In The Air 2:12
12. Reverie 2:36
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,: In 2004, socialist feminist icon Barbara Ehrenreich offered an :,
: astute piece of advice to the women reading her work: ôNo matter :
:' how many degrees the experts dangle in front of you, no matter ':
,: how many studies they cite,ö she wrote, ôdig deeper, value your :,
: own real-life experiences, and think for yourself.ö This advice :
:' spoke to an often unmentioned truth: when so many of the ':
,: so-called experts installed to govern the lives of women are :,
: men, every seemingly arbitrary choice becomes significant, an :
:' opportunity to escape the grip of unseen, often malevolent, ':
,: forces. :,
: :
:' Melbourne quartet Primo! make music guided by an almost ':
,: Ehrenreich-ian ethos: Catchy and plainspoken post-punk songs :,
: that, while not as grandly political as the anarchist polemics :
:' of scene compatriots Total Control or Terry, place significance ':
,: in day-to-day choices. With their second record Sogni, Primo! :,
: sharpen their vision, continuing to write songs that find :
:' mystery and magic in otherwise-mundane life while honing in on ':
,: a surreal, romantic aesthetic. :,
: :
:' Ideologically, not much has changed for Primo! since the 2018 ':
,: release of their debut album Amici; their songs still speak to :,
: the drudgery of life under capitalism, and feel built from the :
:' aphorisms we feed ourselves in order to keep going. (ôOnwards ':
,: and upwards, say bye to the day, say bye to the night,ö sings :,
: guitarist Violetta Del Conte-Race on ôComedy Show.ö) :
:' Structurally, the band has expanded, bringing in Amy Hill of ':
,: Constant Mongrel and Terry on bass, a change that, along with a :,
: newfound clarity in recording, rounds out the bandÆs sound. :
:' ':
,: Stylistically, one only has to look at SogniÆs cover art to :,
: clock the shift the band has made: Where AmiciÆs artwork was in :
:' stark black and white, Sogni is lit up with neons, a change in ':
,: palette that feels in tune with the new breadth of Primo!Æs :,
: sound. Building on the synth-gilded post-punk of Amici, Sogni is :
:' artier and less linear than its predecessor, with a handful of ':
,: jolting production choicesùa squeaking saxophone on ôPerfect :,
: Paper,ö shrill vocal compression on ôMachineöùdeployed sparingly :
:' but effectively. ':
,: :,
: The pummelling ôMachineö is SogniÆs most out-and-out punk track, :
:' and one that wouldnÆt feel out of place on a Constant Mongrel ':
,: record. A diatribe against the increasing automation of :,
: ôlow-skillö jobs, ôMachineö is as camp as it is bracing, the :
:' silly, Dalek-y scream of the songÆs hook (ôMachine! Machine! ':
,: Machine!ö) injecting surreal humor despite the songÆs weight. :,
: Closer ôReverieö pushes the boundaries of Primo!Æs style, the :
:' wandering synths that underscore the bandÆs chanting vocal ':
,: conjuring memory of Angelo BadalamentiÆs Twin Peaks score. :,
: :
:' The song that best encapsulates Primo!Æs plainly philosophical ':
,: spirit is ôBest and Fairest.ö Over Suzanne WalkerÆs spritely :,
: drumming, guitarist Xanthe Waite ponders the decisions one must :
:' grapple with in order to mold a good life: ôWhat company will ':
,: you be keeping?ö she asks, ôWho will you pay? And who will pay :,
: you?ö Key words in the lyrics point to the jargon of capitalism :
:' and its associated doctrineùrich, company, pay, bestùwith the ':
,: melancholy dream of a family floating far beneath: ôMotherhood :,
: and other dreams slowly come out of hiding,ö Waite sings. In :
:' this way, they are able to evoke the ruthless exceptionalism of ':
,: western neoliberal capitalism without writing song-length :,
: pamphlets about it. :
:' ':
,: The central metaphor at play reinforces this common touch. ôBest :,
: and fairestö refers to the trophy awarded to the best player at :
:' the end of an Australian football season. No matter how skilled ':
,: a player you are, you canÆt win best and fairest if youÆve :,
: incurred even the most minor reprimand. The prize rewards good :
:' sportsmanshipùin other words, a collectivist spiritùas much as ':
,: it does talent. This is SogniÆs linchpin: the ability to :,
: seamlessly marry poetics and politics without an ounce of :
:' pretension. In the process, they conjure something galvanizing, ':
,: class-conscious, and profound. :,
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