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“Five years after "Pure Songs Vol. 2", Mariano Festa returns to record and packs "Pure Songs Vol. 3". The six new pieces carry on the artistic project of the singer-songwriter, continuing, thanks to the title, his path of total fusion between music and musician. In fact, all Festa discs bear their stage name, Pure songs, simply flanked by a number, a progressive indication that guides us in the author's journey of journey, between one volume and another.
The songs of "Pure Songs Vol. 3" are dry and delicate, built on the acoustic combination of guitar / voice. The high tonality of Festa and a certain fragility in singing perfectly lend themselves to the blues and folk sounds of the arrangements, which do not deny even a few moments with more country veins, as in "Another Story". The highlight of Pure Songs are however ballads, where Damien Rice (in "Soldier" and "Bright Eyes”) or The Tallest Man on Earth echoes at times, especially for the singing approach.
In its simplicity, "Pure Songs Vol. 3" offers listening as a genuine pop creature, with an elegant extra gear. The guitar alone ventures into enveloping arpeggios and calmly holds the weight of the voice, kept on the relaxing margin between whisper and story.”
— Rockit
“Vol. 2 by Pure Songs, folded towards himself, as the tutelary gods who guard from above impose (Robyn Hitchcock, Dylan, certain dreary West Coast).
Acoustic project by Mariano Festa, it is folk for soft cushions and small emotional concessions. Let's throw it there, a couple of songs would make sparks in Eddie Vedder's house (the acoustic / ukulelic one), especially Difference between us and The air was magic.”
— Rumore (print)
“Behind the pseudonym Pure Songs there is a man named Mariano Festa, certainly a pure heart, probably a tormented soul; a character who seems to come directly from the pages of a (beautiful) novel of those of which, even if you haven't never seen, you can decipher the features.
He presents himself alone, accompanied by his trusty acoustic guitar and demonstrates how to create emotions and touch a person's innermost strings nothing more than this is needed. His arpeggios are scratches that tear the heart but at the same time give an idea of purification, his melancholy hurts what affects its intensity. This debut is made up of only six pieces, short sketches supported by a beautiful song and simple but deep texts, the fact that they are well-marked facilitates their comprehensibility. It starts with "Orphan" and ends with "I know a girl" with equal splendor, in the middle the other pieces are, albeit slightly lower, of excellent workmanship. If this is the debut album I would not know what to expect from his artistic maturity, if you want to listen to something truly profound, entrust all to him.”