Giulia Millanta: voice, acoustic & electric guitars, kalimba
Don Antonio: guitars, keys
Danilo Gallo: upright bass
Diego Sapignoli: drums & percussion
All songs written by Giulia Millanta, except
“Fatale” by Giulia Millanta & Massimiliano Larocca
“Mi chiamava Lulu” by Massimiliano Larocca
“Love is a Sadness Machine” by Giulia Millanta & Miles Zuniga
“I Dance My Way” by Giulia Millanta & Gabriel Rhodes
“Chiar di Luna” by Alvaro Carillo, Italian version by Giulia Millanta
Produced by Don Antonio
Engineered by Ivano Giovedi @ Il Crinale Lab, Brisighella, Italia
Mixed by Ivano Giovedi @ Waveroof Studio
Mastered by Cris Burns
Photography: Ilaria Costanzo
Design: Asia Broccardo
Recorded at Crinale Lab studio in the hills of Tuscany with producer Don Antonio (also guitarist and producer for Alejandro Escovedo), “Only Luna Knows” is a dark, sensual and mysterious confession and Millanta’s first bilingual release.
“No matter where I am, which side of the pond I’m on, I lift my head and look at you”
Giulia whispers to Luna, the moon, like a close friend, a confidant and the witness of it all.
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Guest musicians:
Daniela Savoldi:
cello, background vocals & the voice of the Moon in “Luna lo Sa”
Francesco Moneti:
violin & background vocals on “Love is a Sadness Machine”
Ivan Broccardo:
background vocals on “Love is a Sadness Machine”
Massimiliano Larocca:
acoustic guitar on “Only Luna Knows” & background vocals on “Love is a Sadness Machine”
Alice Chiari:
cello on “Only Luna Knows”
QUOTES
Critics have already hailed “Only Luna Knows” as a masterpiece of indie folk music, noting Millanta’s unique ability to blend cultural influences into a sound that is entirely her own.
- bsideguys
"Only Luna Knows is Giulia Millanta’s strongest yet, revealing a singer-songwriter coming into her own irresistible voice."
- Girl guitar magazine
"Lovely and lilting, beautiful and beguiling, the music equates to a case of serious seduction."
- Goldmine Mag
From Americana Highways
"“I Dance My Way"... A wonderfully arranged & performed piece, eloquent & driving, it’s fully dipped into the nuances of her surroundings accent-free & with all the leather & dust that is Texas."
"...Giulia has an enchanting & sensual poise to her vocal intonation."
"Yet, her voice resounds with a mysterious Kate Bush parlando. Innovative, intimate & almost lullaby-like. Impressive too."
"“Love Is a Sadness Machine” has an upbeat melody weaved through a melancholy immersion. That takes skill & ingenuity."
CHECK OUT MY MUSIC VIDEOS
I DANCE MY WAY MUSIC VIDEO
LUNA, LA FOLLIA OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO
FATALE OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO