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Rome, Italy power-pop/hardcore collective FELDSPAR are delighted to announce that their new album, Soft Side, will be released on 9th October 2026.
Recorded, produced, and mixed by Jon Markson (The Story So Far, Drug Church, Quicksand) and assistant producer Alan Day (Four Year Strong) at Animal Farm Studio in Flemington, NJ, additional engineering on the album was done by Joe Rom, Chris Beeble, and Colton Krohn, with mastering by Mike Kalajian (Circa Survive, Neck Deep, The Bronx).
The band are celebrating the news with an official video for new single ‘Heart Is A Ghetto’ which will be released on 10th July 2026 via all good digital service providers.
A slice of power-pop urgency meets a closed door, the new single is all about guarding your inner world in a time when everything feels invasive and disappointing—the fear that letting people in means letting them break you.
Commenting on the track, front man Rick Zamurri says: “Heart Is A Ghetto is about the walls you put up when the world gets too loud. Between the endless scrolling, the noise, and the people who turn out uglier than they first seemed, your heart becomes this small, overcrowded place you're terrified to let anyone into. It's not pride — it's self-defense. The song lives in that tension: wanting to let someone close, and being sure they'll tear you apart.”
On new album Soft Side, Feldspar make their power-pop physical, transforming hooky immediacy with hardcore bite and muscle, blending an American rhythmic backbone with a British voice and an Italian heart.
Based in Rome, their music balances emotional clarity and melodic lift, pulling from bands like Momma and Wishy, while driving full-speed forward with the urgency of Militarie Gun and Koyo. Throughout Soft Side, there’s also a clear nod to the kinetic spirit of DC/Dischord tradition—think Jawbox and Fugazi.
At the center of it all is a striking vocal duality between Anna Portman’s airy delivery and Rick Zamurri’s scruffier edge; together they create a natural tension that gives the record its emotional charge.
