Carnaby, the name of London's most famous street of the 60's, is a direct reference to the musical influences of the namesake band, made up by the Italian-American brothers Joseph and Vincent Sandonato and by Pietro Pelonero and Giuseppe Racalbuto.
The four musicians start playing together during the summer of 2010 in their hometown Canicattì and from that moment on they never stop touring the clubs and pubs of Sicily (alongside other experiences outside the island) with a voluminous repertoire of songs inspired by the best British Pop-rock of the 60's: Beatles, Rolling Stones and Kinks.
During this period of live perfomances while participating in a local festival for upcoming bands they meet the producer Fortunato Zampaglione who is touched by the band's talent and decides to start working with the boys.
Meanwhile, in April 2016, Carnaby move to arguably the UK's most musical and artistic city: Bristol, where they establish themselves, make new experiences and search for new musical inspiration taking advantage of the rich environment to play London, Glastonbury, Leicester and Bristol.
In January 2017, Italy calls them back with fantastic news: they are granted an audition with Caterina Caselli's independent label, Sugar Music in Milan, which offers them their first record contract upon seeing their talent and their desire to play.
"The song is about having to be away from home for Christmas while all your loved ones are waiting for you. We wrote the song thinking about our past and present; when we're touring, especially during the Christmas period where musicians work a lot and have to travel for hours sometimes to get to and come back from a show, you barely having any time to spend with your family, girlfriend and friends. All because of the love for what we do. This also resonates for soldiers who are away on duty, firefighters, doctors, factory workers and ANYONE who has to be away to bring food to the table in such a delicate and beautiful time of the year. The conclusion is that even if you may not be present at the moment, you will be sooner or later and that moment of when you reconcile represents the magic of Christmas, the real and most precious gift anybody can give: being there for who you love”.
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