European Journalists April Issue | Page 41

M+A AND THAT ITALY THAT ARRIVES TO GLASTONBURY     Not   all   of   the   anglossaxons’   coolness   extra   arrives   from   France.   Also   Italy   can   say   something   about   international  music.   The   M+A   have   been   choosen   by   a   jury   of   UK   critics   to   play   at   Glastonsbury’s   festival(on   27-­‐28   of   June),   the   most   important   in   the   world.   So   Michele   Ducci   and   Alessandro   Degli   Angioli   will   be   on   the   main   stage  with  Arcade  Fire,Kasabian,Lily  Allen,Black  Keys,Lana  Del  Rey  and  Robert   Plant  among  many.  “These  Days’’,  is  the  M+A’s  second  album.  It  isn’t  new,  it   was  published  in  September  but  it’s  worth  to  fish  it  out.          A   tasteful   pop   in   the   Phoenix   style   (by   the   way   of   the   French),   all   danced   according  to  tropical  rhythms,  including  some  Funk  and  Soul  style.  A  joint  of   influences  that  sometimes  comes  from    Beck’s  music  and  sometimes  it  echoes   the  ‘80s.              Matteo  Merico