Freddi Rituali returns with electropop anthem "Giulia che balla"

Freddi Ritalli is back with "Giulia che balla," a bold single that describes an emotional scene of desire, melancholia, and ephemeral beauty within a bassy-synth rhythm that won't allow you to look elsewhere. The duo of Diego Ballani and Marco Toset, which proved especially moody and mesmerizing in their 2024 debut EP, stretches out their range even more to retro and yet urgently modern effect.

"Giulia che balla" is a dark-electropop jewel where icy synths and the intimacy of aching vocals collide. The track has a cinematic quality. Imagine an old movie reel sparkling to life with the image of a girl dancing alone beneath a neon sign. It's hypnotic and human. Ballani's voice is a fragile welter, and Toset's delicate synth and guitar textures coalesce into a minimalist groove but not cold.

Solidly rooted in the duo's coldwave and synthpop core, this track ventures into more danceable territory. Freddi Rituali's dancefloor comes shaded with feeling. The romanticism here is bittersweet and introspective, a tip of the hat to the band's Italian New Wave influences and the ghostly beauty of acts like Molchat Doma and TR/ST.

Shored up by the equally evocative "Madame" and "Lacrime di gioia," the release cements Freddi Rituali's transformation into a voice that encapsulates the alienation and ecstasy of love in the digital era. On "Giulia che balla," they remind us that the most visceral way to feel something deeply is to move with it. Freddi Ritauli is injecting new life into darkness. And now, with this release, they're asking us all to dance in the dark.

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