A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose …

If you regularly keep an eye on the activities of Friend Vote Indie TOP 100 you surely have noticed this band from Ravenna (Italy). They are number one for two weeks now with their song “Rose is a Rose”. Please welcome  Amycanbe on 50K MUSIC. I talked to Mattia Mercuriali (bass/guitar) to find out who they are:

50K MUSIC: For all those who don’t know Amycanbe yet, please tell us something about the band. Where do you come from, what are your roots?
Mattia: We come from Italy … on the northeast coast of the Adriatic Sea. We are 5 guys playing too many instruments!!! … … and, well .. our roots are so wide different … everyone has his own taste … so, about mine, I can tell I’m currently listening to a lot of Italian library music from  the 60′s, Beach Boys, Primal Scream … and so many others.

50K MUSIC: What is the basic message of your songs?
Mattia: Considering every song has some “picture” in it … they talk about a specific moment … about a meeting most of the times … so each one has its particular message or “flavour”.

50K MUSIC: Congrats on being number one on Friend Vote Indie Charts. Do you think this will help to spread the word about your music?
Mattia: We DO hope this will help … let’s make some other spamming please!!!!!!!!!

50K MUSIC: You toured Italy and the UK so far. Did you notice any difference between the audiences in these countries?
Mattia: Yes, substantial differencies … first of all … in UK people usually listen to you … that’s not obvious when you play in Italy … we miss some “listening-culture” … it’s a fact of manners I suppose …

50K MUSIC: Will we see you on stages in the rest of Europe soon?
Mattia: We are definitely trying to! Crisis is EVERYWHERE.

50K MUSIC: You’re currently working on a new album. Please tell us how you come along with the project and what we can expect from this album.
Mattia: If you have been listening to our first 2 issues … you will be pleasantly surprised by this one … it is far more dense  … full.

50K MUSIC: What are your plans for album promotion?
Mattia: Mainly making people and press spreading the word, planning shows, making people comining to see us and stuff like that … we cannot afford great budgets and almost nobody can I guess! … so … nowadays for a band like us all is mainly based on playing live, and using the web at the best of its potential, a good communication of course with a smart and social PR … not by default I mean ….

50K MUSIC: What other plans do you have for the next few months?
Mattia: A gig in Tokyo … and … mmm … a new van … the peace in the world …
ah … ouch .. it is not the genie in a lamp question, is it?!?

50K MUSIC: How can people support you promoting your music?
Mattia: Please come and join us on our gigs … spread the word … and, almost all … tell us what you like or not like … we are curious people!

50K MUSIC: And last question: Please tell us one thing about you and your music everybody should know.
Mattia: You have to know … that the new songs are great!!!!

Amycanbe  on MySpace

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