Rush!

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<i>RUSH!</i> is the third album from the Italian rock band and the first since lighting up the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest with their unexpected win. Since that victory, Måneskin has become a worldwide pop sensation, with their swaggering rock-star personas and catchy yet gritty songs helping them carve out a distinctive niche in the musical landscape. <i>RUSH!</i>, which features behind-the-scenes work from pop architects like Max Martin and Rami Yacoub, comes at the end of a whirlwind 18 months for the four-piece that included collaborations with Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello (who appears on the <i>RUSH!</i> track “GOSSIP”) and Iggy Pop as well as chart succe. “It’s incredible to think what’s happened in only one year and a half after everything completely changed in our live,” bassist Victoria De Angelis say. In some way, the period since Eurovision has been business as usual for Måneskin, who embarked on their first North American headlining tour in 2022. “We feel good because we’ve been touring the whole year,” says drummer Ethan Torchio. “So, now the machine is very well-oiled—everything comes easier than normal for u. In general, we’ve always enjoyed playing live a lot because we feel like it’s the cherry on top of all the work that we’ve done.” But <i>RUSH!</i> represents a new chapter for the band, with stylistic shifts that show how their pop savvy is complemented by a bone-deep love of rock and all its trapping. “There’s a lot of variety compared to our previous record,” De Angelis note. “Instead of starting from the center and trying to [spin] out from it, we started from four different place, which are our four individualitie,” adds lead vocalist Damiano David. .

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