Whereas his last two records, An Italian Story and Rome, pay homage to iconic grooves by The Marc 4 and soaring Spaghetti Western-era film scores, Luppi’s newest effort examines the gritty 1980’s New York Punk scene and its influence on Milanese music, fashion, and high-art. MILANO can easily be seen as the final volume of Luppi’s Italian album trilogy, sealing an expansive love letter to his homeland’s famed arts and culture. To help deliver this vision of an emerging youth culture struggling to be heard amidst the rapid gentrification of the city, Luppi teamed up with New York band Parquet Courts and Yeah Yeah Yeah’s vocalist, Karen O, who features on several tracks. Instigated by Producer and Artist Daniele Luppi, MILANO is a concept album, complete with songs that are fictionalized stories about misfits, fashionistas, outcasts and junkies in mid-1980s Milan.
MILANO is out now on Danger Mouse’s label, 30th Century Records, and was recently included in Rough Trade’s top 20 Albums Of The Year. The song features Yeah Yeah Yeahs vocalist Karen O, and is taken from Italian musician Daniele Luppi and New York band Parquet Courts’ MILANO – a collaborative concept album inspired by mid-1980s Milan and the misfits, fashionistas, outsiders and artists of the city. Watch it here:Ĭommissioned by Nowness, Pretty Prizes is directed by Barnaby Clay (TV On The Radio, Gnarls Barkley, Yeah Yeah Yeahs), stars French singer-songwriter, musician and actress, SoKo and is shot in Los Angeles.
Nowness has today premiered the cinematic video for Daniele Luppi & Parquet Courts Feat. MILANO AVAILABLE ON DANGER MOUSE’S 30TH CENTURY RECORDS/COLUMBIA RECORDS DANIELE LUPPI & PARQUET COURTS CONCEPT ALBUM MILANO FEATURING KAREN O OUT NOW
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