Italy’s New Candys Reveal Latest Album ‘Vyvyd’

Known for their relentless touring schedule and DIY work ethic, New Candys have now released their fourth full length, Vyvyd, that follows up on their widely acclaimed album, Bleeding Magenta. Vyvyd is the first record made by the new line-up of Fernando Nuti, Andrea Volpato, Alessandro Boschiero and Dario Lucchesi and is now available through Little Cloud Records and Dischi Sotterranei, plus there is also an exclusive vinyl edition via Fuzz Club. Vyvyd concentrates on vocal melodies, has more choruses and includes electronic elements that have significantly expanded their sonic palette making it more vast, rich and fuller than ever before. In a way Vyvyd shares similarities with their debut album, featuring contrasting moments from one extreme to another, with some eerie and penetrating but also intimate and melancholic songs. The album’s visual and lyrical themes are carefully crafted with both hidden and subliminal messages.

 “I’ve started to sketch some songs for the record during a very tumultuous period for the band, with many line-up changes between the end of 2017 until mid-2018, but as soon as the new line-up formed, the excitement to create new music together was overwhelming and helped the creative process immensely. There was an urgency for us to evolve, to find a new chemistry and to convert it into something creatively fulfilling, something that could surprise us. The aim was to expand our sound into new territories. Everyone in the band brought new ideas and influences to the table. We dived deeply into digital recording techniques, embracing them, using loops, real and virtual synths and drum machines, balancing them with the dirty analog sound the band always had. We also looked for a danceable element this time, that’s something we’ve always loved and wanted to explore further.”

“Of course we’re influenced by our own personal lives and the world around us, but we have always considered our music to be devoted and connected to visions and images, inspired by dreams and nightmares rather than reality, so ‘Vyvyd’ is a reference to this aspect. Vivid memories, vivid colours, sonically speaking our ideas and goals are clearer than ever. This record has its own mythology. We played with religious, pagan and archetypal symbols, which have been distorted through our lens. If we had to sum up the album in one concept it would be the contradiction of light: God/good is often represented with a bright glow, whilst Lucifer, the personification of evil, means light-bearer. We’ve been inspired by the visionary cinema of Kenneth Anger and Alejandro Jodorowsky among others.”

You can stream and purchase Vyvyd here and you can view the band’s upcoming tour dates here