{"product_id":"bar-italia-some-like-it-hot","title":"BAR ITALIA - Some Like It Hot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Limited Edition Clear Turquoise Colour Vinyl. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome Like It Hot\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 1959 film starring \u003cstrong\u003eMarilyn Monroe\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eTony Curtis\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJack Lemmon\u003c\/strong\u003e about a group of rogue musicians on the adventure path. It is funny, sexy, rambunctious and evergreen – a showcase of a triple-threat cast at full-throttle. \u003cem\u003eSome Like It Hot\u003c\/em\u003e is also the new album by London three-piece \u003cstrong\u003ebar italia\u003c\/strong\u003e – out October 17th on \u003cstrong\u003eMatado\u003c\/strong\u003er – and certain parallels are perhaps not accidental. It pulses with romance, intrigue, self-discovery and rapture over lustful rockers, spellbinding folk pop, punch-drunk ballads and undefinable moments that sneak up on you like a burst of 5pm sunshine. The record is the culmination of the joint world of \u003cstrong\u003eNina Cristante\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJezmi Tarik Fehmi\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSam Fenton\u003c\/strong\u003e – three singer-songwriters who have transcended their underground roots to embrace a bold, widescreen horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe synergy of this three-way blunt rotation is embedded in the trio’s DNA. Cristante brings a studied actors’ sensibility to vocals ranging from honeyed (the aforementioned ‘\u003cem\u003eMarble Arch\u003c\/em\u003e’) to hell-bent and possessed (‘\u003cem\u003erooster\u003c\/em\u003e’). Fehmi ranges from airy, brooding baritone (‘\u003cem\u003eLioness\u003c\/em\u003e’) to mic-chewing megaphone histrionics (‘\u003cem\u003eomni shambles\u003c\/em\u003e’). Fenton, a wispy tenor, can veer between mystical melodicism and soaring blue-eyed soul within the same 8 bars (‘\u003cem\u003ePlastered\u003c\/em\u003e’).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cultivation of their sound, from early homespun recordings like hand drawn sketches (the band presented an exhibition of their drawings in 2023) into the ceiling-wide brush strokes of \u003cem\u003eSome Like It Hot\u003c\/em\u003e, was chiselled via a relentless writing and touring schedule. When bar italia emerged in 2023 from an underground following to release two critically acclaimed albums on Matador only several months apart – the poised Tracey Denim and the grand The Twits – they were a shy, eye-contact-avoiding band, starting sets in darkness and just as soon disappearing backstage. They spent the next two years traversing the globe, with headline performances from Istanbul to Tokyo, sold-out multi-night stints in New York and Los Angeles, and festivals including Corona Capital, Glastonbury and Coachella. With over 160 shows worldwide across 2023-2024, they dispelled any mystique by becoming an exhibitionist and muscular five-piece that gives multiple encores – equally comfortable at festival mosh-pit incitement and moments of pin-drop intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome Like It Hot\u003c\/em\u003e is telling of this journey: a collection of rock songs voraciously embracing the main stage. The lightning choruses of ‘omni shambles’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eEyepatch\u003c\/em\u003e’ show a band who have mastered melding their idiosyncrasies into tightly coiled pop songs. A pining for tangibility abounds: “just show me the face that you've been trying to hide”, Fenton opines on the Balkan-tinged waltz of ‘\u003cem\u003ebad reputation\u003c\/em\u003e’. Other songs surrender to abandon wholesale: “I was lost to the world from the moment we kissed”, Fenton sings on ‘rooster’, while on the 12-string new wave majesty of ‘\u003cem\u003eLioness\u003c\/em\u003e’, Fehmi states, “You have no idea what I can do for you when I’m in this mood”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ebar italia have married their serious and heartfelt subject matter with a joy in showmanship. These are songs that twist their quirks into huge choruses, and find elevation in tension, playing with self-identity, emotion and performance until the lines blur. That 1959 Hollywood classic from which the album takes its name ends with the immortal line: “Well, nobody’s perfect.” This, however, comes pretty close.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"0052 - Beggars Banquet","offers":[{"title":"LP - Clear Turquoise Colour Vinyl","offer_id":55971008282969,"sku":"SDZ-02736","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Bar_Italia_-_Some_Like_It_Hot_-_2025.jpg?v=1755602760","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/bar-italia-some-like-it-hot","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}