There is a time that divides, and a time that heals. THE TALKING BUGS choose to begin again სწორედ from that point — from cracks transformed into beauty — announcing the release of EYES TURNING, the new single available from May 29 via Alman Music. The track, soon to be accompanied by its official music video, represents a new piece of the precious Viewofanonsense Kintsugi Edition. Not a simple reissue, but a true project of artistic and personal rebirth, capable of reinterpreting the past through a contemporary sensibility. Faithful to their poetic style suspended between introspection and imagination, THE TALKING BUGS carve out an intense and layered path, built around lyrics with a strong abstract and existential value.

 
EYES TURNING moves through fragility, disorientation, and the desire for liberation, leaving listeners free to interpret its deepest meaning. “We like listeners to interpret the emotions and meanings of our songs themselves,” the band explains. “But we can say that the track explores the labyrinth of human nature and the search for liberation.” From a sonic perspective, the single confirms the group’s unmistakable signature style: acoustic instruments, indie-folk atmospheres, and subtle electronics guiding the song through a constantly evolving emotional journey.
The first part opens with bright and airy tones before gradually slipping into darker and more intimate shades, reflecting the tension and urgency of the lyrics. Following Eternal Summer, released last March, EYES TURNING officially marks the beginning of a new chapter for the band and anticipates the definitive release of the remastered Viewofanonsense. A return that goes beyond nostalgia, attempting instead to piece time back together, much like the Japanese art of Kintsugi: enhancing fractures and transforming them into a new form of beauty. More than ten years after their 2013 debut, Alessandro Di Furio, Fausto Ghini, and Paolo Andrini return to confront the album that marked the beginning of their musical journey.

 
Joining them permanently is Jacopo Cenesi on percussion and drum machine, helping redefine the project’s sonic balance. “We still have so much to say and share through our music,” the band concludes. “We wanted to bring our world back to light, both for ourselves and for the many people who over the years asked us not to stop playing. Knowing that after so much time there are still people connected to our music is a special gift.”
Remastered in 2026, Viewofanonsense preserves the essential and international indie-folk soul that has always made THE TALKING BUGS a unique presence in the Italian independent music scene. The remastering work updates the album’s sound to contemporary standards without betraying the project’s original identity: intimate and emotional English-language lyrics, evocative melodies, and a production that continues to make simplicity and depth its defining strengths.

Available on all digital platforms, SCÀVEZE, the new single by PAPIK and STESSY, released by Alman Music. Accompanied by its official music video, the song anticipates the upcoming album release and stands as a powerful declaration of emotional independence — blending soul music with personal rebirth.

 
SCÀVEZE (“barefoot”) tells the story of the strength and determination of a woman who chooses to free herself from her fears, leaving behind every imposed limit and deciding to face the unknown with courage. An inner journey that turns into the awareness that every obstacle can become the beginning of a new path. The lyrics alternate between Italian and English, highlighting the project’s international spirit while remaining accessible and immediate.

 
The production and arrangements are curated by Nerio Poggi, Peter De Girolamo, and Pasquale Di Maso, who also wrote the music and lyrics of this intense and coherent composition, capable of speaking directly to the listener’s heart. The song enters the music scene as a strong and authentic voice — that of the Neapolitan singer STESSY — telling the story of female courage without rhetoric, but with disarming sincerity. SCÀVEZE is not just a song, but an invitation to overcome one’s limits, to keep moving forward even when “the sky is not blue.” A powerful, timely, and necessary message.

Pianist and composer among the brightest voices of the contemporary jazz scene, Claudio Vignali creates a constantly evolving musical universe together with Frank Martino on 8-string guitar, Marco Frattini on drums, and rapper Devon Miles “Messenger of Light.” Further enriching the project is the extraordinary participation of Gretchen Parlato, the award-winning American vocalist widely regarded as one of the most influential voices in modern jazz. The result is a powerful and cinematic musical flow, where the elegance of jazz meets beats, spoken word, and modern atmospheres in an emotional narrative capable of speaking both to lovers of tradition and to new generations raised within the hip hop universe.
FLOW is the invisible movement that runs through everything. It is chaos and light. Fall and rebirth. It is the journey of the human being within oneself. From the raw earthiness of “Flow Bark” to the almost spiritual suspension of “A Beautiful Dream,” the album moves through pain, desire, nostalgia, disorientation, and hope, transforming each track into a stage of a deep and immersive emotional journey.
In “A Flower on Mars,” the symbolic image of a flower dreaming of Mars becomes a metaphor for humanity’s longing for the impossible; while “Believe” invites listeners to search for that “bright light” that may seem distant, yet actually lives within each of us. With “Double Reality,” Claudio Vignali portrays the vertigo of those suspended between dreams and reality, unable to recognize themselves in a present that changes too quickly. A fragile and ever-changing world, where the mind retreats into imagination in order to survive, create, and remember. But FLOW is also a statement.
In “This Is Not My War,” the album becomes a manifesto against war and every form of violence: a clear, lucid, and necessary declaration. Musically, everything flows without limits or labels. Jazz roots coexist with hip hop influences and references to contemporary music, giving life to a personal and surprisingly current language. Emblematic is “Crazy Bird,” a modern reinterpretation inspired by the harmonic structure of John Coltrane’s “Lazy Bird”: a sonic vortex where improvisation, groove, and harmonic exploration merge into a magnetic and unpredictable balance.

Claudio Vignali presents BELIEVE, featuring the extraordinary participation of Gretchen Parlato, an internationally renowned artist and three-time Grammy Award nominee. The meeting between the Bologna-based musician and the American vocalist gives rise to an intense and refined track, blending contemporary jazz, string orchestrations, and grooves built on intricate rhythmic structures into a sonic language that is both evocative and deeply distinctive. BELIEVE is, in fact, an inner journey. It tells the story of a tension toward a “bright light,” a light that may seem distant but actually resides within each of us. A subtle presence to be rediscovered through listening, awareness, and connection with one’s most authentic self. The visual concept reinforces the message of the track. The cover, dominated by the image of a rainbow—a universal symbol of peace and reconciliation—represents a light capable of uniting and transcending differences, opening the way to a harmonious and shared vision. The title itself, BELIEVE, stands as a direct and powerful invitation: an act of faith that becomes the emotional manifesto of the entire project.

After the refined artistic collaboration with Fabio Concato in “Automobilisti”—enhanced by the acting participation of Gioele Dix—and the release of the title track “È così”, which marked the launch of his latest album of original songs at the end of 2025, STRAGÀ continues his journey with a song that is both deeply personal and universal.
BELLA BOLOGNA, written and composed by Federico Stragà himself, is a song that portrays a city through the disenchanted eyes of someone who lives it every day. It is not a celebratory anthem, but an authentic portrait suspended between love and disillusionment. “I grew up with the myth of Bologna,” says the artist, “a city I imagined as a symbol of freedom, culture, and fun. Living there, I discovered a more complex reality made of contrasts: on one side beauty, opportunities, and a unique atmosphere; on the other a sense of disorder and a freedom that sometimes seems to cross into incivility.”
The song is born precisely from this emotional tension: a fragile balance between charm and struggle, between belonging and distance. STRAGÀ observes Bologna with mature eyes, highlighting everyday dynamics and urban contradictions that many will recognize: collective living, respect for shared spaces, and the relationship between freedom and responsibility. The narrative also includes important references to the city’s musical tradition, from Lucio Dalla to Luca Carboni, artists who were able to capture its most authentic soul. “I understood why Carboni wrote ‘Primavera’,” explains the singer-songwriter, “but also why he spoke of a city ‘without mercy.’ Bologna is both.”

There's a special beauty in things that break and find the strength to mend themselves. In Japanese philosophy, it's called "Kintsugi," the art of soldering broken pieces with gold, transforming scars into value. It's precisely this image that inspired THE TALKING BUGS's return to the studio, as they decided to reopen the doors of their first project to breathe new life into it.
After years dedicated to individual artistic pursuits, Alessandro di Furio, Fausto Ghini, and Paolo Andrini are revisiting their 2013 debut and transforming it into a new chapter in their musical journey. Jacopo Cenesi, on percussion and drum machine, joins them as a permanent member. Together, they've released "Viewofanonsense Kintsugi Edition": not just a simple reissue, but the natural evolution of a journey that has never truly stopped, built over time together with their audience. "We still have so much to say and make people listen," the band explains. "We wanted to bring our world back to light, both for ourselves and for the many people who have asked us to keep playing over the years.
Knowing that after so long there is still someone connected to our music is a special gift." The album, remastered in 2026, preserves the essential, international indie-folk sound that has made THE TALKING BUGS a force to be reckoned with in the independent music scene. The remastering elevates the sound quality to contemporary productions without betraying the project's original soul. Enriching the new edition is "ETERNAL SUMMER," the first of two previously unreleased tracks born from the band's recent inspirations.
The single confirms the quartet's signature style: intimate and emotional lyrics in English, melodies capable of taking the listener on a sensory journey, and a production that focuses on clarity and essentiality. Accompanied by the official video, ETERNAL SUMMER represents the prelude to the definitive release of the remaster and officially marks the beginning of a new chapter for THE TALKING BUGS.
A return that not only looks to the past, but also attempts to recompose time—just like Kintsugi—transforming fractures into new beauty.

From Rome comes Nerio “PAPIK” Poggi, a true architect of international groove, known for successful productions such as *Cocktail Martino*, *Cocktail Mina*, and *Cocktail Sanremo*. Taking up the challenge is KELLY JOYCE, the Parisian artist who rose to worldwide fame with the hit *Vivre la vie*. The result is a surprising creative encounter: a contemporary reinterpretation of some of the most iconic songs from the French tradition of the 1950s and 1960s.

Melodies that have become part of the collective imagination are now revisited with PAPIK’s unmistakable style and brought to life through KELLY JOYCE’s outstanding performance. In *CARBONARA & CHAMPAGNE*, the atmosphere of vintage Paris intertwines with the cinematic and refined flair of Rome’s Dolce Vita. The spirit of the Yé-Yé movement is imaginatively stitched back together in the Italian capital through elegant arrangements and a blend of lounge, soul, and jazz influences. The artistic dialogue between PAPIK and KELLY JOYCE becomes a play of contrasts and seduction: Rome versus Paris, Rimini versus Saint-Tropez. Sophistication and lightness, charm and irony.

Anticipated by the singles *C’est si bon*, *Nouvelle Vague*, and *Les feuilles mortes*, the album is a sonic journey through Parisian boulevards and Roman terraces, the velvet of clubs and the sand of the Romagna beaches. It preserves the timeless charm of this repertoire while presenting it in a fresh, accessible yet refined form. It is an ideal toast between Italy and France, where the nostalgia of classic chanson meets contemporary groove.

A new artistic chapter for Claudio Vignali, a Bologna-based pianist and composer among the brightest voices of the contemporary jazz scene. After collaborations and tours around the world, he presents FLOW BARK, his exciting new sonic journey alongside Frank Martino (8-string guitar), Marco Frattini (drums), and rapper Devon Miles, whose presence brings a contemporary, incisive and poetic dimension to the sound. The result is an authentically “urban” work, where jazz fusion emerges with strength, elegance, and virtuosity. With FLOW BARK, Claudio Vignali delivers a mature, visionary, and surprising project capable of speaking both to jazz lovers and to new generations raised within the hip-hop universe. The track will be part of the album “Flow”, to be released by Alman Music. The album also features the extraordinary American vocalist Gretchen Parlato, a multi-award-winning artist considered one of the most influential voices in contemporary world jazz. Her presence enriches the collection with an international and sophisticated dimension, confirming the ambition and artistic scope of Claudio Vignali’s project. The journey has begun. The flow is unstoppable.

Claudio Vignali and Javier Girotto present ARGENTALIA, an album of reinterpretations of selected works from the repertoire of some of the most important and popular Italian and Argentine composers of the last century. A sonic journey that embraces the cultural traditions of both worlds, between tango and singer-songwriters. Thus, Girotto's soprano saxophone and Vignali's piano blend the notes of Piazzolla and Ramirez with those of Dalla and De Gregori through stylistic choices that blend elements of jazz and classical music, for an intimate and engaging musical experience.

Kotrà (shortened form of cotrari) means "boys" in Calabrian and is often used to refer to friends. This is precisely the underlying theme of Giuseppe Dato's debut album. One of the brightest prospects on the Italian jazz scene, the young pianist (born in 1999) has already garnered numerous accolades and awards, as well as sharing the stage with some of Italy's most renowned jazz musicians. The album features five of the composer's compositions, interspersed with reinterpretations of Duke Ellington's Caravan, Hoagy Carmichael's Skylark, and an unexpected "Tu non mi basti mai" by Lucio Dalla. In addition to friends Alberto Zuanon and Francesco De Tuoni, on double bass and drums, respectively, Giuseppe is joined by a variety of guests on the various tracks: Simone Bortolami and Edoardo Cian (guitar), Antonio Macchia (flugelhorn), and the vocals of Alberto Forzan and Irene Lovato.