“Emory displays a strong sense of arrangement and songwriting knowhow, taking his listeners on a veritable aural journey through Italy. Blending nostalgia for a place – almost to the point of anthropomorphizing geography – with musical genres such as roots-rock, Americana, country, and more; this is a fine album with which the band can be introduced.”
- Lucas Garrett, Nippertown
Albany, New York music, arts and culture magazine Nippertown released a detailed, track by track review of the Love Italy EP on October 21st, 2022, alongside the release. Author Lucas Garrett – a performer, composer, and producer in the Capital Region music scene – gave excellent praise to the EP, describing it as “a fine album with which the band can be introduced.”
We especially loved Garrett's comments on the seven-minute epic, “Firenze”:
“...the track should be blasting in the car, driving down a long stretch of open highway. While the chords and performance of such on guitar is definitely reminiscent of roots-rock, the vibe from the chorus screams – in all the right ways – a familiarity of music harkening back to the British Invasion.”
Check out the full review on Nippertown's website, here: