Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - La Comitiva (2024)
BAND/ARTIST: Erlend Øye, La Comitiva
- Title: La Comitiva
- Year Of Release: 2024
- Label: Bubbles Records
- Genre: Pop, Folk
- Quality: 16-44100 FLAC
- Total Time: 44 min
- Total Size: 266 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
A Norwegian expat living in Siracusa, Italy, Erlend Øye is well-traveled, both musically and geographically. He has had a collaborative, global mindset since the start of his career; his debut solo album was intentionally recorded in ten different cities ranging from New York to Helsinki and Berlin. His 2014 follow-up, the charming Legao, was made in Iceland with a local reggae group, and during the 2020 pandemic lockdowns, he recorded a surprise album in a Mexican hotel room. While the early part of Øye's career seemed to bounce between the acoustic indie pop of his band Kings of Convenience and the European electronic scene, his latter-day work leans more heavily into international sounds, particularly South American and Italian. La Comitiva is the name of his Italian group, formed over several years amid jam sessions in Sicilian piazzas and subsequent tours. They have also recorded an album together. La Comitiva -- an old Italian term that loosely translates to "gang" -- is a direct reflection of Øye's lifestyle and recent travels. Its 13 songs run the gamut from bossa nova and jazz to film music, folk, and delicate chamber pop. Opener "Matrimonio di Ruggiero" is a convivial bossa nova sung in Italian against lush woodwinds and plucked ukulele, Øye's primary instrument on this record. The core la Comitiva band consists of Sicilian musicians Marco Castello, Luigi Orofino, and Stefano Ortisi, who play various guitars and stringed instruments including a Portuguese cavaquinho. The gorgeous "Paradiso," also sung in Italian, is a classic Øye melody with a wistful lilt and deft chamber arrangements. After the sweet jazz-folk of "You and Only You," the album's midsection is largely instrumental. "For the Time Being" dates back 20 years and has been refashioned from its electronic roots into a strummed folk song to complement the rest. Only "Lockdown Blues," with its very date-specific lyrics, feels out of step with the rest of this otherwise timeless set. In all, La Comitiva is an airy delight and interesting evolution of Øye's ongoing musical journey.
1.01 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Matrimonio di Ruggiero (3:20)
1.02 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Paradiso (2:59)
1.03 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Lockdown Blues (3:35)
1.04 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - You and only You (2:51)
1.05 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Altiplano (3:24)
1.06 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva, Stargaze - Abril's Theme (3:15)
1.07 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva, Stargaze - Valdivia (3:13)
1.08 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - For the Time Being (5:05)
1.09 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Upside Down (2:41)
1.10 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Marco's Theme (3:16)
1.11 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Bologna (2:33)
1.12 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Mornings and Afternoons (2:53)
1.13 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - The Attraction (5:24)
1.01 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Matrimonio di Ruggiero (3:20)
1.02 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Paradiso (2:59)
1.03 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Lockdown Blues (3:35)
1.04 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - You and only You (2:51)
1.05 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Altiplano (3:24)
1.06 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva, Stargaze - Abril's Theme (3:15)
1.07 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva, Stargaze - Valdivia (3:13)
1.08 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - For the Time Being (5:05)
1.09 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Upside Down (2:41)
1.10 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Marco's Theme (3:16)
1.11 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Bologna (2:33)
1.12 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - Mornings and Afternoons (2:53)
1.13 - Erlend Øye, La Comitiva - The Attraction (5:24)
Year 2024 | Pop | Folk | FLAC / APE
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