BERLIN-based electro-pop outfit Ragazzi are a delightful mix of mellow, immaculately produced modern grooved and quirky beats and bleeps.

With a soft, longing vocal that, at times, is very like Belle and
Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch, Ragazzi have managed to successfully fuse Saint Etienne-style, wistful pop with the electronica of the Pet Shop Boys.

But, underneath, the music is a lot darker and meaningful. It is, at turns, an understated celebration and condemnation of the mundanity and complexity of everyday life.

They can analyse ordinary situations in a spectacular fashion. Whether it be focusing on personal fears, as in “Multiply”, or the common obsession with fame, as in “Celebrity Party”, the result is consistently sharp.

So here is the video “The Partner” from their third album FRIDAY featuring Erlend Oye, Norway's most popular export (after AHA).

"Ragazzi sound like Zoot Woman and The Notwist were in it together.“ Rolling Stone

Released 2 February 2004 on Schnitzel Records

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