Federico Albanese

The Italian artist, producer, pianist, and composer Federico Albanese is recognized for his musical versatility and a keen sense for alternative, eclectic forms of expression. After playing piano since early childhood, he became interested in jazz, picking up the clarinet, while a teenage fascination with punk rock bands led to him learning bass guitar. Later, he devoured the new-age music of the late 90s, immersing himself in the works of artists such as Brian Eno and William Basinski.

Today he explores music in all its facets; as well as being influenced by alt-pop, psychedelia, and more left-field forms of composition, his genre-fusing piano soundscapes typically also incorporate elements of guitar, bass, violin, and electronica.

Albanese’s debut album, 2014’s The Houseboat and the Moon, and its follow-up, The Blue Hour, were concept albums focused on specific themes. He followed them up with 2018’s similarly revered By The Deep Sea and 2022’s Before And Now Seem Infinite. In September 2023, Federico releases Days of Passage, his debut EP with XXIM Records.

Out in February 2025 is Federico Albanese’s fifth studio album and first full-length album for XXIM Records Blackbirds and the Sun of October.
Entirely written and recorded in his home region of Monferrato in Northern Italy, the forthcoming album was inspired by the sense of freedom, natural beauty, and the rich history surrounding Albanese.