Description
Hugo Race Fatalists formed in Italy in 2009, essentially a Hugo Race singer songwriter project together with Italian instrumental band Sacri Cuori, Fatalists have become a very popular live act in Italy and have toured across Europe and Australia, releasing 5 albums.
The new Hugo Race album Once Upon A Time In Italy is a musical and lyrical tour de force. Recorded with his band Fatalists and Australian guest stars Georgia Knight and TJ Howden the album features 10 powerfully emotive new songs and one cover – Donovan’s Hurdy Gurdy Man.
“The first demo’s were recorded in late 2019 with the band in Italy. A few months later the world shut down and for the next twenty months I was stranded in my Melbourne apartment… I never felt so alone. I called the Fatalists in Italy, Checco, Diego and Scorpio Joe, exchanging songs and ideas to forge a path through the void. The themes are so personal that I abandoned the album many times then came back to it. I love this album and the incredible band behind it. We also made Italian versions of the songs because Italy is in our roots and fate permitting, Fatalists will be back on the road come springtime 2022…”
