NARROW STREET

recorded by Samuele Forte
mixed and mastering by Mattia Garimanno at Ænima Recordings

NARROW STREET are:
Francesco Demaria – drums, keyboards, vocals
Jacopo Garimanno – guitars
Alberto Rondano – guitars
Andrea Bastoni – bass
Michela Mosso – backing vocals

The song ‘Narrow Street’ talks about a mental storm.
“We find ourselves physically on a narrow street, but the narrow street is also in our mind. There is a fear of the judgment of others, worrying too much about others (or because of others), being afraid of their gaze and judgment. It is a failure to center oneself so much that one gets lost and is unable to find a way… one ends up in perdition. Then (perhaps) you manage to return home and to yourself which is a bit the same thing. In the chorus section, anger and aggression are expressed due to the accumulation of these fears.”
Narrow Street is a progressive rock-inspired musical project with some metal undertones, with lyrics and music written by Francesco Demaria.
Francesco recorded a selection of songs in the summer of 2020 with the purpose of releasing and sharing them with the world.
The chosen compositions were mostly completed at a ‘demo’ level.
The lyrics and, thus, the topics were the only aspects that required complete polishing.
After entering the studio, Narrow Street discovered the proper path to take, one that felt intensely personal, one that the author lived and was eager to talk about.
This resulted in the construction of a unified work with an underlying thread that connects the parts together, rather than a real concept album.
Francesco chose to convey the emotions he had in various situations – beautiful and even challenging emotions that most of us will experience at some point in our lives.
The lyrics evolved, and the compositions played a crucial part in adjusting to these themes, most likely because the author was already explaining what was going on in his head on an unconscious level, and both the music and sounds suited well.
The entire body of work is united by one dominant theme:
our lived emotional experiences – worries, uncertainties, anxieties, panic attacks, but also a yearning for rebirth, seeking and finding a new route, and continued personal progress despite everything.