The farmers of Italy must be growing fields of post rock bands judging by the numbers that clatter through the Bluesbunny letterbox these days. It must be fertile ground too as if Moveonout are to be taken as a representative example of the crop.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet and Marianna D’Amario’s voice is indeed sweet when it needs to be – as in “Earl Grey” or the truly entrancing “White Muted Pearls” – but she knows when into tear it up and keep herself ahead of those turbulent guitars that drive the heavier songs along. Though tending to be a bit busy sounding during those heavier moments, you have to admire the musical dexterity on show from the rest of the band as they execute their tasks with deadly precision.
If Moveonout were American, then it would not be unfair to draw a comparison with the likes of Evanescence. As a band, they have a similar sense of drama and, perhaps, a greater sense of style. And they have Marianna D’Amario, of course.