Finnish hard rockers MARCO LUPONERO & THE LOUD ONES have released their new single and lyric video for ‘Home To You’.

”I don’t easily write love songs”, says Marco Luponero when asked about the lyrics for his new single, ”Home To You”, which drops on Valentine’s Day 2022. ”Most of them are about some societal problem, religion, war, whatever… But this time it just happened to feel natural, so I wrote a number that I dedicated to my wife.”

So how did Marco come up with the idea for the track? ”I got this simple, clean melody in my head and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I knew I had to create something around it.” To achieve the right feel, Marco took inspiration from bands like D-A-D and The Cult. ”I’ve always loved it when bands apply western-style twang guitar to hard rock songs. With that in mind, I managed to find the unique sound that we use on the main riff.”

”Home To You” is the third single from Marco Luponero & The Loud Ones’ debut full-length album Life & Death, which will be released March 4th.

Listen to “Home to You”:
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/361DMJC
Bandcamp: https://marcoluponero.bandcamp.com/
Apple Music: https://apple.co/3JrzD0c
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3gGUNLg
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/album/291050572
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/214284312

Finnish hard rockers MARCO LUPONERO & THE LOUD ONES return with the second single from their upcoming debut album. ”I would describe ”The New Dark Ages” as a straightforward punk rock banger with a strong message”, says Marco. ”I wrote it while reflecting on the current state of the world.”

Listen to “The New Dark Ages”:
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H1NZnd
Bandcamp: https://marcoluponero.bandcamp.com/
Apple Music: https://apple.co/3qYUXn3
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3G6dUZj
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/fi/album/282313892
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/210148448

In spirit of the track’s title, the band collaborated with Frank Berger of folk music act Ratatosk, who brought some true medieval flair to the song with the help of a hurdy-gurdy. ”It’s a fascinating instrument. It has a massive sound, at times very reminiscent of a bag pipe”. 

The hurdy-gurdy has a rich history and is associated with several different parts of the world, perfectly fitting for Marco’s original idea. ”I knew I wanted the song to have some Old Norse flair, but I also wanted the sound to resonate with other cultures, because that’s what I was after lyrically, as well. The basic message is that no matter who we are and where we’re from, one thing is for sure: If we succumb to ignorance and fundamentalism, we’re on a dark path.”

Marco Luponero & The Loud Ones’ debut album ”Life & Death” is out March 4th.