Sunrise (out today via The Sunday Pop Society) is a new collaboration between Grand Drifter (Andrea Calvo) & The Cascarino (Sergio Varbella). Grand Drifter is Italy-based Andrea Calvo’s musical project (voice, guitar, instruments). Sometimes as a band, sometimes him alone. In 2018 arrived his electroacoustic and gentle debut Lost Spring Songs on Sciopero Records, while in 2021 the more electric Only Child (Subjangle) was out. Paradise Window, his third record was released again via Subjangle in 2023, adding Sarah Records vibes, Belle and Sebastian popness and Grant McLennan’s melody. Cartoonist, illustrator and graphic designer, Sergio Varbella worked for Internazionale, Electa Mondadori, Edizioni EL Einaudi Ragazzi, Einaudi, Centauria, Fabbri Editori, La Rivista dei Ragazzi and has published some graphic novels: Piccole Donne (Electa Mondadori, 2020)
Bauhuas. L’idea che ha cambiato il mondo, written by Valentina Grande (Centauria, Seuil, Prestel, 2021-22); Dynamic Depero, written by Cappa & Drago (Mart, 2021). As The Cascarino he worked with Grand Drifter and released, in 2023, the wonderful single The Summer Song.

What They Say: “After the unexpected release of The Summer Song in 2023, we decided to continue our collaboration by producing new songs composed four-handedly, aiming to create music in the spirit of pop lightness and multi-layered creativity — regardless of the genres and styles of our individual projects. The new track, Sunrise, written and sung by The Cascarino, is led by acoustic guitar and keyboards with Beatles-like echoes, captures the exact moment a new day begins: a brief interval of stillness, a fragile and fleeting instant before everything starts again.A sort of “Perfect Days-like” atmosphere is subtly evoked through several Japanese elements — from the writing on the cover to the video (to be released next week), which features a bakery in Kyoto as its protagonist. These elements serve as interpretative keys, pointing to a shared poetic vision underlying the individual musical paths of Grand Drifter and The Cascarino.“

Credits

Sunrise was written by The Cascarino and arranged by Grand Drifter
Performed by
Sergio Varbella: Lead Vocals, Acoustic and Lap Steel Guitar, Bass
Andrea Calvo: Piano, Mellotron, Keyboards, Drums, Backing Vocals
Special Guest
Andrea Anania: Accordion
Recorded at homes
Edited & Mixed by Dario Mecca Aleina
Mastered at Karibu Studio, Turin.
Photographs Daniela Tornato
Graphics GD/TC, Cover Sergio Varbella

Sunrise is out now via The Sunday Pop Society. Click here and here for more information on The Cascarino and Grand Drifter