bankrupt!
(2013)

the way i personally interpret it, bankrupt is about dealing with insecurities, loneliness, jealousy, and misunderstandings. the production is noisy, loud, synthetic, overcompressed, saturated and over the top, which is why i love it the most lol! it feels like the only thing it cares about is getting its message across, through any means possible. (to think that a lot of people hate this album because it's "overproduced"... YOU DON'T GET ITTT!!) this album has so many layers, i love that even after hearing it a million times i still find little details that i hadn't heard before. the lyrics are confusing as ever, but every once in a while they suddenly get very straightforward, and those moments of clarity feel so sincere and special. this album feels like catching up with someone who is telling you about their life and how things have not been going as well as they used to some years ago. it does have a slightly positive tone surfacing every once in a while however, as if they were confident that not all hope is lost as long as they're not alone, and that it's a feeling that will pass soon. did i mention its my favorite

ti amo, released 4 years later, is a complete 180. it's so romantic, careless and sweet in every way, as you can tell by the 80s pop syntheziser sounds and the lyrics. it's pretty clear in its message: it's about loving someone so much that you don't care about anything else. it's about obsessions (healthy and unhealthy ones), longing, infatuation, and finding confidence, freedom and happiness in being with the one you love. parts of the lyrics are in italian, french and spanish, which all contribute to making you feel like you're on a trip overseas with the love of your life. at the same time, i think there's more to it than just that. mainly in some of the latter songs, among all of the sweetness, it gets a little bitter: what happens when you're alone again, or apart from your partner? are you still so confident and careless? what happens when you're not being constantly reassured? the album ends with lyrics about being alone. it's kinda like the two albums are in an infinite loop... its so cool lol

ti amo
(2017)