Parquet Courts channels Bob Dylan on “Memphis Blues Again.” It’s a little repetitive with its simple power chords and Savage’s lazy shouting and also somewhat out of place where the storyline is concerned. Her distorted vocals mixed with her spine-tingling whispers, create a frenzied ambiance. She returns on “Flush,” a punchy track with dissonant guitar riffing. Luppi “wanted to capture the excitement, vibrancy and fast lane life of Milano,” and the song most certainly does, thanks to the raw energy of Parquet Courts’ gritty garage-rock. In her most excitable state, she dances through a fantasy photo shoot. Karen O’s explosive vocals come on the track “Talisa,” inspired by model and actress Talisa Soto who was friends with Gianni Versace. Lead singer of Parquet Courts Andrew Savage gives a dry, monotone delivery as we find him walking through a cityscape feeling “like a pilgrim in a holy land.” Introduced to Luppi’s sonic vision on the first track “Soul and Cigarette,” we start to understand the characters and stories that are unfolding. The city that is reborn every morning, that beats like a heart.” Luppi explains that “The songs are fictionalized stories about misfits, fashionistas, outcasts and junkies in mid-1980s Milan. Along with the band, singer Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs contributes her brash vocals to a few of the most powerful tracks. The recruitment of Brooklyn rockers Parquet Courts was an inspired choice by Luppi to bring their punky edge to the songs, representing the alternative lifestyles found in the emerging youth.
It takes place in Milan in the ‘80s, a time Luppi remembers as burgeoning with flashy fashion and youth culture. Luppi’s latest full-length work Milano is a sort of follow-up concept album. It was a star-studded effort to capture the grandeur of Ennio Morricone’s Spaghetti Western film scores. His 2011 work with Danger Mouse, titled Rome, featured Jack White and Norah Jones.
The famed Italian composer is known for bringing together unlikely forces to create music of cinematic scope.
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