Frontman of quirky, glam-tinted rockers Måneskin, there’s clearly a chunk more to the annoyingly chisel-cheeked Damiano David than we thought. He’s not done bad so far – give or take Lacuna Coil, Måneskin are the only Italian rock band to genuinely break through, and doing so off the back of a 2021 Eurovision win is entirely typical of their oddness.
This first solo offering, however, is something else again – an almost complete diversion from anywhere our man has been before. Love it or not, it’s clear that the songs shine. Voices is a decent opener, an ace sing-along that somehow combines polished newness with aching familiarity. It’s also the perfect way to inform the listener that FUNNY little FEARS is going to be notably different to its creator’s day job. Damiano’s free-flowing but obviously pop-based rock is never predictable, or particularly like any one of his peers. Next Summer, for example, could be part of YUNGBLUD's more introspective wanderings but Tango, in contrast, trots along like something from Download debutants McFly.