When alter ego Rare Phantom emerges from the lockdown hush into the light, we get "sbagliata" feat. Jake Vera's single is not only a song that fills the silence, but it also animates it. This record is a colorful chapter in that story begun months ago in solitude.
Rare Phantom started making music during the pandemic when life stopped, and one person found their voice. What began as therapy turned into a purpose, and the persona now pounds through the alternative landscape with a sense of urgency and cool-and-shaded beauty. Into that void falls "sbagliata," a close-to-the-bone song about mood and melody, and human edges. "sbagliata" surfs a crashing wave of longing. It is as though every rest in between the notes has its own weight, every vocal inflection bears worth. Jake Vera's involvement brings another dimension, echoing and counterpointing and adding texture to Rare Phantom's gutsy delivery. There is tension here between silence and crescendo, between memory and liberation. It's dark-light, soft-hard, internal-external.
The music composition is played in the key of D Major and is set at a tempo of 112 BPM with a time signature in standard time, which maintains a length of three minutes forty-nine seconds. The chorus is confessional and striking. Rare Phantom doesn't avoid the corrupt places, that's where the emotional truth is.
"sbagliata" is a statement. It's Rare Phantom, done living in the echo of this pandemic and asking us into a room where openness meets strength. For anyone in search of heartache and hope, this one strikes a balance between relief and clarity.