Spaceship by The Crowsroads

"Spaceship" is the new album by the duo The Crowsroads, the fourth chapter of their discography after the EP "Some Sky Inside My Pocket" (2012) and the albums "Reels" (2016) and "On The Ropes" (2019). It contains 10 original songs written and produced by the brothers Matteo (guitars, vocals) and Andrea Corvaglia (harmonica, vocals) and was officially released in January 2024 on the label Slang Records with TimeTrack Factory distribution. The pre-production phase saw the two brothers delve more deeply than in the past, together with the sound engineer Nicola Ragni, into the opportunities offered by home Recording, in search of sound and arrangements that best suited the intimate and often autobiographical nature of the compositions. The recording sessions as a quartet with Michele “Poncio” Belleri (bass) and Sebastiano Danelli (drums) at the TimeTrack Studios in Bergamo then forged the definitive sound of the album: a rough, "power-acoustic" sound, which experiments with the infinite colors of the harmonica (solo instrument, but also "orchestra" of rhythms and harmonies), follows the changing arpeggios and acoustic/electric guitar strums and benefits from a passionate and cohesive rhythm section. The contribution of Nicola Ragni, author of the mix and of some instrumental parts, was fundamental; the recordings were made by Nicola Ragni together with Dario Ravelli (author of the mastering, too). Three singles were extracted from the album, "Last Glimpse Of You", "The Showdown" and "Hot Blood/Weak Knees", accompanied by videos by Michele Cataneo and Anita Seferi. The recording project was also accompanied by an exclusive “making of” documentary, “A Journey on a Spaceship”, directed by Nicola Belleri (POV Films).

The Crowsroads are an Italian folk-rock-blues duo formed by brothers Matteo (guitar, vocals) and Andrea Corvaglia (harmonica, vocals). Their sound – blending folk, rock, blues, pop in an original, contemporary way – is shaped by creative harmonica lines, solid guitar rhythms and vocal harmonies. Winners of the Italian Blues Challenge 2022 and finalists of the European Blues Challenge 2023.