Edda's 'Fru Fru' reinvents Italian pop with funk and dance

Stefano Rampoldi, known as Edda, released the album 'Fru Fru' on Woodworm Label, marking a radical shift from his previous work with Ritmo Tribale. The album blends funk, electronic, and dance-pop sounds, with tracks like 'Vela Bianca', 'Vanità', 'The Soldati', and 'Italia gay'. The first video from the album, for 'Italia gay', tells the story of a homophobic boy dreaming of a sapphic Italy. At the Monk venue, Edda and his band transformed the space into a 1970s/80s dance room, starting at 10:30 PM with 'Vela Bianca'. The album features intertextual references to Italian songwriting, including nods to Ivan Graziani. The cover art, a wafer biscuit, symbolizes lightness and sexual ambiguity. The live performance lasted 90 minutes, blending ironic and irreverent songs.