Band:
CAMELIA
For fans of:
Øjne, Dagerman, Radura, Alas, La Quiete, Raein, Keratin, Suis La Lune, Återstod, Via Fondo, Crossed, and Shizune.
Genres:
Punk / Post-Rock / Post-Hardcore / Emo / Twinkly Emo / Screamo / Skramz Related artists:
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Country:
Lombardy ITALYYears Active:
2024-presentLabel(s): Self Released / Self Versed Records
CAMELIA's
'insieme.' was sent to me a few months prior to it's release in January of 2025 and I was instantly hooked. They had a single jam available back in 2023 titled "favole" which gives a decent tease as what's to come, especially instrumentally, but I def dig the recent screamier vocals and would recommend visiting this track after the LP.
On the aforementioned 'insieme.' album, these five Italians jump between twinkly emo and heavier screamo and everything in-between. The introductory track incredibly titled "Intro" does a great job of lulling the listener into a gorgeous, uphill jam that doesn't fall into that frequent pitfall of being boring and useless. "Fine" goes for jugular immediately but slows itself right before the kill and injects some twinkly screamo without the cheese and pretentiousness. The screaming immediately caught my attention as being thick but high enough in register to fit the Italian style, and really holds its own amidst a flurry of eloquent and impressive instrumentals. "Cancrena" really hits like some of Raein's heavier/older material but with a breakdown or two and I'm all fucking for it. Despite sharing a name "Pensieri I" and "Pensieri II" are quite different, with the former being short and split into a slow/singy first half and pretty wild/screamy second half, while the latter is more of an epic build that rivals Alas, Via Fondo, and Suis La Lune. The miniscule intro to "Specchio" is specchtacular, and everything afterward is nothing short of fantastic, with multiple screamers and a post-hardcore lacquer over that sexy Italian screamo. "Radici" boasts more singing and gang vocals which culminate at 2:33 when the instrumentals kick back in...probably a sing-along live jam. Closer "Casa" clocks in at the band's longest (4:18) and most mature of all the songs, as the flow and restraint shown really helps showcase the harder hitting moments after the 2:30 mark when shit gets wild. Wooooo what a ride.
Someone needs to press this to vinyl, it's an album of the year contender for sure.
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DISCOGRAPHY
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(2025) CAMELIA - "Cancrena" (from 'insieme.')
(2025) CAMELIA - "Specchio" (from 'insieme.')
(2025) CAMELIA - "Pensieri I" (from 'insieme.')
(2023) CAMELIA - "favole" (from '
favole')
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