theUtmost
Regicide is infectiously catchy. Love the understated guitar hooks in Breathe Me In.
Several tracks feature masterful use of guitar effects pedals, just top stuff! Listening to tracks like “You’ll never know yourself” “Cagehead”, “Wild Spaghetti West”, “Final Mission”
If you’re heading back to NZ anytime, try to catch up with “The Nudge” band members while you’re here. You’re on a similar wavelength I reckon - a jam session with them would be EPIC.❤️
Favorite track: Regicide.
The Uncanny Extravaganza
by New Candys
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One of my absolute favourite albums ever. Not a single tune on this LP is less than great in their very own unique way. A constant journey through various neighbouring genres and styles extremely well composed. 11 out of 10!
Favorite track: You'll Never Know Yourself.
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Just by following our enemy
I can lose for a victory
And if we wanna change our destiny
there’s a way that can set us free
Just by following our enemy
I can lose for a victory
And if we wanna change our history
there’s a way that can set us free
You left me off
Right from the start
You left me off
In exile after my regicide
Go on, arrest me and kill me
I know my guilt is not here
Just by following our enemy
I can live for a victory
And if we wanna change our destiny
there’s a way that can set us free…
There’s a way that can set us
There’s a way
You left me off
Right from the start
You left me off
In exile after my regicide
Shoot the king to show your better side
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I’ll raise the crime rate more than anything
After all this time
I’ll raise the crime rate more than anything
Come enjoy the fight
Do lose control, do lose control
I’ll raise the crime rate more than anything
Then watch them fall
Stand still in your uniform
Stand by your flag
Stand there with your loaded gun
Stand against the Tank Man
I’ve lost my law, so dead and gone
I’ll raise the crime rate more than anything
To make them crawl
I’ve lost control of everyone
Look what I’ve done, now we’re alone
Be on my side, I’m always right
We’ll raise the crime rate more than anything
To affect them all
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Breathe Me In
03:43
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Would you let me in your dream?
I believe in my feelings
Would you let me in your dream?
Take it slowly, breathe me in
Breathe me in
Would you let me in your dream?
I believe in my fantasy
Would you ever be a part of me?
In silence, breath me in
Breathe me in
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She said “What you stole from me
What you stole from me was romance”
Instead what you gave to me
What you gave to me was not mine
You can take a ride anywhere you want
Surfing in the night
you’re against the wall, yeh
You’ll get me in, I’ll get you out
You can rule the tide every time you want
We won’t read the signs
down the endless road, yeh
I’ll get you in, you’ll get me out
Pretty soon I will follow you
Coming now is your waning moon
Fool around, the time is right to prove
that you’re a stranger
She said “What you stole from me
What you stole from me was romance”
Instead what you gave to me
What you gave to me was not mine
He’s a little high, with a broken bone
Let me fix your mind in the early morning
I got you in, you got me out
After noon, be sure to never turn your back
I won’t try to define what’s now in the past
Let me keep it, it’s a secret
or I won’t survive
She said “What you stole from me
What you stole from me was romance”
Instead what you gave to me
What you gave to me was not mine
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Every single role we end up playing
Can I play them all in a single face?
Join me at the show, I’m not afraid
Stable or unstable, who can relate?
Here’s another metaphor unexplained
The thoughts I refuse are not insane
Even though I think you know what’s inside
Even though I think you know what’s outside
Even though, even though
You will never know yourself
You will never show yourself
Every single role we end up playing
In a broken world, let’s replicate
Join me at the show, where all is fake
Even though I think you know what’s inside
Even though I think you know what’s outside
Even though, even though
You will never know yourself
You will never show yourself
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In the underworld
below the sea, where all is drowned
There’s a silver ring
it’s yours to keep, take it now
In the afterworld
above the sea, before the sun
There’s a magic girl
I wanna meet and take her out
One wish to find, three, four, five more times
To see you smile, three, four, five more times
In the real world
at nine o six, the stars aligned
I made another wish
to have you here and call you mine
I want you to forget
I want you to forget
It was a long time ago
I wanted to forget
and take a different path
till not a long time ago
One wish to find, three, four, five more times
To see you smile, three, four, five more times
One wish, one wish, one wish, one wish
One wish to find, three, four, five more times
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Cagehead
05:13
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I’m coming down
right there in the underground
Nothing’s around
right there in the underground
I’ll hear no sound
right there in the underground
I’ll hear no sound
right there in the underground
I’m ready now
to fall in the underground
I’m happy now
to fall in the underground
and play this on and on and...
until the show is over
I’m never found
right here in the underground
I’d rather stay
and live inside in my cage
I’d rather pray
to live inside in my cage
My head is made of pure glass
The walls are breaking so fast
Follow my way
to live inside in your cage
I’m breaking...
I’m breaking down
I’m breaking
I’m breaking down...
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Ah, ah, ah...
Now that time is over
can you give me closure?
Right next to my lover
Close to me one more time
Oh, oh, oh...
Now that time is over
can you give me closure?
Right next to my lover
Close to me one more time
Now my life is over
Death is getting closer
And as I’m getting colder
I still can feel my warm gun
Uh, uh...
Na na, na na, na na, na na
Oh, oh, oh
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Gills On My Lungs
04:03
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Back to the sea
It’s been so long, I missed it
All that I know is sinking
All that I know is coming with me
Back to the sea
Gills on my lungs, let me breathe
Where I belong, who can live?
There’s nothing wrong emerging from here
Back to the sea
On my own, under my skin
On my own, I’m incomplete until the end
Back to the sea
Walk on land, amphibian
Hide in sand, I know my plan was never that
There’s a ship now sailing out
by the siren of the ground
There’s a ship now sailing
There’s a ship now sailing out
by the sailor of the ground
There’s a ship now sailing out
Gills on my lungs
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Final Mission
04:35
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One way ticket to the sun
I’ll make sure there’s no return
I’ll make sure to bring the dark with me
Do you know where we come from?
Cause I was feeling invisible
I was trying to visualize myself
Looking now inside the screen
Is it you in my TV?
Close enough to say goodbye from afar
Can we feel it one more time?
One more day, one more night
One more day before I go, oh no
And once you leave the earth
Then nothing can be heard
The end we don’t deserve
I’ll leave before we die
to seek you from the sky
I’m glad I won’t survive
And once you leave the earth
Then nothing can be heard
The end we don’t deserve
I’ll leave before we die
to seek you from the sky
I’m glad I’ve met you
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about
New Candys make a powerful return in 2025 with the release of their highly anticipated fifth album, ‘The Uncanny Extravaganza’, via Fuzz Club. Marking a bold evolution in the band’s sound, the album blends their signature rock roots with electronic influences and cutting-edge production, resulting in a genre-defying sonic experience. It also opens a fresh chapter for the band, showcasing a new lineup with core members Fernando Nuti (vocals, guitar, synth, programming) and Dario Lucchesi (bass, synth, programming), alongside Emanuele Zanardo (guitar, backing vocals) and Francesco Giacomin (drums, percussion, sampler). This record follows their 2021 release, ‘Vyvyd’, which led to shows across North America and Europe through late 2023.
The creation of ‘The Uncanny Extravaganza’ began in late 2022 when the band started working on new material. Nuti, the band’s primary songwriter, says: "It was an intense and exciting time. I had many songs and ideas that I wanted to try out with the band, and we ended up debuting ‘Crime Wave’ live. We don't live close to each other and can't rehearse very often, so using our home studios became the solution. This new process gave us the opportunity to experiment further, and it allowed me to quickly explore different arrangements to find the best one for each song".
Lucchesi’s growing interest in electronic music also played a pivotal role in shaping the album’s direction, making his transition from drums to bass a natural evolution. He elaborates: "The lineup change and the shift to bass created a situation where I could bring new ideas to the band. Working alone, with my own pace and methods, allowed me to explore and express myself more effectively. I found it refreshing to play remotely, exchanging projects and seeing the progress of the songs that both Fernando and I could work on, handling all the instruments and breaking away from the roles established on stage and on previous albums". Their collaboration resulted in standout tracks like ‘Regicide’ and ‘Night Surfer’, with contributions from Zanardo and Giacomin further enriching the band’s evolving sound, culminating in some of the best songs New Candys have ever written.
Production was handled by Maurizio Baggio (The Soft Moon, Boy Harsher), who worked closely with the band throughout 2024, spreading the recording sessions across the year to focus on individual tracks in detail. "After self-producing all our records, except for the first, we wanted to collaborate closely with Maurizio on this one", explains Nuti. "We're thrilled with the final result. With Vyvyd, we just scratched the surface of electronic elements, this time we fully embraced them and found a new balance. I couldn’t imagine us finishing a song using only the instruments we normally play live, it wouldn’t have been interesting, contemporary, or new enough. Also, I couldn’t have cared less about making a stylistically and genre-cohesive album. In fact, the less categorizable and the more bizarre it was, the happier we were. I wanted each track to feel unexpected, a constant surprise. Just when you think you’ve figured out what kind of record it is, the next song makes you realize you’re wrong".
The album's sonic variety, a hallmark of New Candys' music, is more pronounced than ever. Its title combines contrasting terms that reflect the band’s multifaceted artistic vision. From the aggressive, gritty sounds of ‘Regicide’ and ‘Crime Wave’ to the minimal, melancholic tones of ‘Aquawish’ and ‘Final Mission’, the record spans a wide range of styles. Tracks like ‘Night Surfer’ and ‘Wild Spaghetti West’ feature western and surf-influenced riffs, while ‘Cagehead’ and ‘You'll Never Know Yourself’ offer psychedelic outros.
Lyrically, the album delves into surreal and sometimes cryptic themes, with a recurring motif related to water, inspired by the band’s proximity to Venice. Nuti reflects on how everything underwater transforms, appearing dreamlike, distorted, inaccessible, and often lifeless, and uses this imagery metaphorically, relating it to reality to inspire both the lyrics and the artwork. The album also conveys a sense of rebellion, considering how the pandemic provided an opportunity to rethink priorities, a chance that world politics missed.
With ‘The Uncanny Extravaganza’, New Candys continue to evolve, blending their signature sound with fresh influences to create what is arguably their most compelling work to date. Released on May 30, 2025, the record is now available for fans to experience in full.
The creation of ‘The Uncanny Extravaganza’ began in late 2022 when the band started working on new material. Nuti, the band’s primary songwriter, says: "It was an intense and exciting time. I had many songs and ideas that I wanted to try out with the band, and we ended up debuting ‘Crime Wave’ live. We don't live close to each other and can't rehearse very often, so using our home studios became the solution. This new process gave us the opportunity to experiment further, and it allowed me to quickly explore different arrangements to find the best one for each song".
Lucchesi’s growing interest in electronic music also played a pivotal role in shaping the album’s direction, making his transition from drums to bass a natural evolution. He elaborates: "The lineup change and the shift to bass created a situation where I could bring new ideas to the band. Working alone, with my own pace and methods, allowed me to explore and express myself more effectively. I found it refreshing to play remotely, exchanging projects and seeing the progress of the songs that both Fernando and I could work on, handling all the instruments and breaking away from the roles established on stage and on previous albums". Their collaboration resulted in standout tracks like ‘Regicide’ and ‘Night Surfer’, with contributions from Zanardo and Giacomin further enriching the band’s evolving sound, culminating in some of the best songs New Candys have ever written.
Production was handled by Maurizio Baggio (The Soft Moon, Boy Harsher), who worked closely with the band throughout 2024, spreading the recording sessions across the year to focus on individual tracks in detail. "After self-producing all our records, except for the first, we wanted to collaborate closely with Maurizio on this one", explains Nuti. "We're thrilled with the final result. With Vyvyd, we just scratched the surface of electronic elements, this time we fully embraced them and found a new balance. I couldn’t imagine us finishing a song using only the instruments we normally play live, it wouldn’t have been interesting, contemporary, or new enough. Also, I couldn’t have cared less about making a stylistically and genre-cohesive album. In fact, the less categorizable and the more bizarre it was, the happier we were. I wanted each track to feel unexpected, a constant surprise. Just when you think you’ve figured out what kind of record it is, the next song makes you realize you’re wrong".
The album's sonic variety, a hallmark of New Candys' music, is more pronounced than ever. Its title combines contrasting terms that reflect the band’s multifaceted artistic vision. From the aggressive, gritty sounds of ‘Regicide’ and ‘Crime Wave’ to the minimal, melancholic tones of ‘Aquawish’ and ‘Final Mission’, the record spans a wide range of styles. Tracks like ‘Night Surfer’ and ‘Wild Spaghetti West’ feature western and surf-influenced riffs, while ‘Cagehead’ and ‘You'll Never Know Yourself’ offer psychedelic outros.
Lyrically, the album delves into surreal and sometimes cryptic themes, with a recurring motif related to water, inspired by the band’s proximity to Venice. Nuti reflects on how everything underwater transforms, appearing dreamlike, distorted, inaccessible, and often lifeless, and uses this imagery metaphorically, relating it to reality to inspire both the lyrics and the artwork. The album also conveys a sense of rebellion, considering how the pandemic provided an opportunity to rethink priorities, a chance that world politics missed.
With ‘The Uncanny Extravaganza’, New Candys continue to evolve, blending their signature sound with fresh influences to create what is arguably their most compelling work to date. Released on May 30, 2025, the record is now available for fans to experience in full.
credits
released May 30, 2025
Music and words by Fernando Nuti except "Regicide" and "Night Surfer" music by Fernando Nuti & Dario Lucchesi.
Arranged and performed by:
Fernando Nuti - vocals, guitars, synthesizers, bass, programming.
Dario Lucchesi - synthesizers, programming, bass, guitars.
Emanuele Zanardo - guitars, backing vocals, bass.
Francesco Giacomin - drums, programming.
Produced by Maurizio Baggio & New Candys.
Recorded by Maurizio Baggio at La Distilleria (Bassano del Grappa, Italy), Fernando Nuti at The Vampyre Empyre (Treviso, Italy) and Dario Lucchesi at Dorsia Dungeon (Padova, Italy).
Mastered by Paolo Canaglia.
Backing vocals on “Wild Spaghetti West” by Giulia Epiro, Laura Gamba & Rita Nuti. Backing vocals on “Gills On My Lungs” by Chiara Loggia & Irene Moretuzzo.
Artwork by Fernando Nuti.
℗ 2025 Fuzz Club / © Dischi Sotterranei
Music and words by Fernando Nuti except "Regicide" and "Night Surfer" music by Fernando Nuti & Dario Lucchesi.
Arranged and performed by:
Fernando Nuti - vocals, guitars, synthesizers, bass, programming.
Dario Lucchesi - synthesizers, programming, bass, guitars.
Emanuele Zanardo - guitars, backing vocals, bass.
Francesco Giacomin - drums, programming.
Produced by Maurizio Baggio & New Candys.
Recorded by Maurizio Baggio at La Distilleria (Bassano del Grappa, Italy), Fernando Nuti at The Vampyre Empyre (Treviso, Italy) and Dario Lucchesi at Dorsia Dungeon (Padova, Italy).
Mastered by Paolo Canaglia.
Backing vocals on “Wild Spaghetti West” by Giulia Epiro, Laura Gamba & Rita Nuti. Backing vocals on “Gills On My Lungs” by Chiara Loggia & Irene Moretuzzo.
Artwork by Fernando Nuti.
℗ 2025 Fuzz Club / © Dischi Sotterranei
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New Candys Venice, Italy
New album 'The Uncanny Extravaganza' out now on Fuzz Club:
newcandys.lnk.to/tue
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Sep 3Luzern, Switzerland
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Sep 5Bad Sülze, Germany
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Sep 6Berlin, Germany
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Sep 7Hamburg, Germany
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Sep 10Malmö, Sweden
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Sep 12Stockholm, Sweden
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Sep 13Copenhagen, Denmark
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Sep 15Lille, France
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Sep 18Warsaw, Poland
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Sep 20Halle, Germany
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Sep 21Dresden, Germany
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Sep 22Prague, Czech Republic
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Sep 24Utrecht, Netherlands
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Sep 25Breda, Netherlands
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Sep 26Besançon, France
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Oct 1Pisa, Italy
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Oct 2Pescara, Italy
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Oct 3Caserta, Italy
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Oct 4Taranto, Italy
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Oct 8Athens, Greece
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Oct 9Thessaloníki, Greece
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Oct 10Sofia, Bulgaria
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Oct 11Niš, Serbia
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Oct 12Belgrade, Serbia
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Oct 15Budapest, Hungary
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Oct 16Bratislava, Slovakia
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Oct 17Fontanafredda, Italy
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Oct 18Bologna, Italy
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