Italy’s The Crooks Return With “Mediacracy” Concept Album

Italy’s The Crooks are coming off hiatus to celebrate their 25th anniversary, and have released a new concept full length, Mediacracy. The album marks an evolution in style with the band drawing from their passion for American power pop, along with the usual punk n’ roll, going for a markedly modern sound. Mediacracy revolves around the concept of how traditional and social media influenced people’s life and culture over the last few years, establishing a stark comparison with life before the advent of the digital era. Sensationalism, the obsession with clicks and numbers overcoming the focus on critical spirit within the media sector, overexposure for issues and topics that divided the population in different and irreconcilable factions are all changes that were brought about by the...

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