Consistently recruiting new fans up and down the Northeast, NYC based Bacci puts an urban twist on the tried and true singer/songwriter formula with their second release, More (2005). Mixed by studio pro Jamie Siegel (Lauryn Hill, Joss Stone, Mary J. Blige), More generates an original sound that fearlessly connects the dots between the far- reaching genres of folk, soul, and hip-hop.
Front man Peter Bagale's flexible pipes swiftly jump between quick-lipped raps on "Sunny Days" and soulful serenades featured on tracks like "Secret Plan", cementing Bacci's ever-growing fan-base among both male and female listeners.
Bacci newcomer DJ Flow brings More to the tables on tracks like "Real" and "Recess Time", adding a much-welcomed hip-hop dynamic to the band's instrumental hooks. Chris Northington's subtle bass lines call to mind the relaxed style of Sublime's Eric Wilson, while Paul Amorese's snare happy drum rolls round out Bacci's self proclaimed "funky folk."
The obvious spotlight shines on Bagale's songwriting - raw, real, and from the heart. Bacci writes everyday music for Everyman - not too overwhelming or overproduced, but catchy enough to keep your toes tapping from start to finish.
Bacci continues to tour the Northeast as they recruit new fans among the college circuit. The group has opened for national recording artist Teitur and have established residency at New York City's K-Lounge with guests ranging from Taye Diggs to Puff Daddy.
===BACCI at Ten Ugly Men Festival; Rochester, NY===
===Photos by Allen Keppen===============
PRESS
"New York City band Bacci brings its sexy blend of folk, funk and hip-hop to The Loft in Fredericksburg."- MICHAEL ZITZ (Free Lance-Star)
"The band's last two Rochester appearances each drew upwards of 400 people. For the last one, the line outside Milestones went around the corner and down the block --- on a bitterly cold night, no less. The fire marshal deeming the club packed to capacity and had to turn people away at the door."
- SABY REYES-KULKARNI (Rochester City-News)
"Born of a seemingly mismatched but hot marriage between Grandmaster Flash and Joni Mitchell, the four-piece band blends acoustic folk with old-school hip-hop."
- MICHAEL ZITZ (Free Lance-Star)
"There are several notable tracks from Bacci’s 2005 studio album, “More.†“More Than One Way to See,†is a song that starts off displaying Amorese’s incomparable talents and breaks into a guitar and rhythm that calls to mind Paul Simon. The lyrics take on people’s eagerness to label each other with stereotypes.
With a laid back drum and bass and a slide on the guitar, “Same Ol’†offers a slower groove from the group, while the lyrics drive home the idea of the tiring genre that is the mass marketed, flashy hip hop of today."
- JAIME ZUBLICK (Williamsport Sun-Gazette)