Erlend Oye & La Comitiva, a new project he launched in 2019 with local musicians after moving to Syracuse, a town on the Mediterranean coast of Sicily, Italy, released their debut album *La Comitiva* on vinyl in 2024 via his own label, Bubbles.
Performed alongside “La Comitiva” (meaning “the companions who can’t sit still” in Italian), this album features Mediterranean-inspired, folksy, and relaxing acoustic Latin-tropical grooves, along with a treasure trove of the kind of endearing, top-notch pop music that only the pop maestro Erlend Oye could create—all unfolding softly and gently into a heart-fluttering, youthful experience.Thirteen tracks that will tug at your heartstrings with their comforting, cheerful, and open acoustic arrangements, music like soft sunlight filtering through the trees, and a refined melancholy. A gem of a masterpiece has been born. Please check out the tracklist below. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)