After most of Bologna has settled into the night, Claudio and Ezio are still walking. Between live shows, they drift through the streets, overhearing conversations outside cafés, passing familiar bars and watching the city slow into a quieter rhythm. Somewhere during those walks, songs begin to appear.
That rhythm became Made in Bologna, the Italian band's second album—a record shaped as much by the city around them as by the music they set out to write.
Their debut album wasn't the end of the story. As life moved on, new experiences, new doubts and fresh perspectives slowly became new songs.
"Made in Bologna is about where we come from and who we've become," Claudio says.
The more Claudio speaks about the record, the clearer one thing becomes: this album was never about technical perfection. It was about emotion.
"It's not just about technique," he says. "It's about feeling. Less is more. Space. A silence between two notes. That's what gets us."
That philosophy runs throughout the album. One of its more unexpected ideas was placing jazz textures over pop structures—a combination Claudio laughs "shouldn't work", yet somehow does.
Their creative process is deliberately unstructured, something Claudio happily compares to the Rolling Stones. Songs grow during rehearsals, around conversations and—unsurprisingly for an Italian band—around plenty of food.
"We're Italian," he laughs. "We need to sit down and eat."
That sense of authenticity seems central to everything they create. Reality matters more than glamour, and honest emotion matters more than perfection.
The city's influence doesn't stop with the lyrics. Even the band's songwriting reflects the relaxed honesty they associate with Bologna. Ezio shapes the melodies first before Claudio gives those ideas their voice through lyrics.
After speaking with Claudio and Ezio, Made in Bologna feels different. Every groove, every pause and every melody carries the spirit of a city that never stopped inspiring them. They're not simply inviting listeners to hear their music—they're inviting them to spend a few quiet minutes walking beside them through Bologna after dark.
