New Candys

The NEW CANDYS are one of the most important alternative rock bands in Italy and one of the bands that have played the most abroad in recent years. Formed in Venice by singer and guitarist Fernando Nuti, together with bassist and keyboardist Dario Lucchesi, the line-up includes Emanuele Zanardo on lead guitar and backing vocals and Francesco Giacomin on drums/samples.Under the Fuzz Club and Dischi Sotterranei labels, they have become known for their dark and melodic sound, which mixes elements of psych-rock, noise and shoegaze.

The NEW CANDYS have played in Europe, North America and Australia at festivals such as SXSW, Treefort Music Fest, Psycho Las Vegas, Levitation France, Fuzz Club Eindhoven and Liverpool Psych Fest. They have headlined Sydney and Melbourne Psych Fest and recorded live sessions for KEXP and Jam In The Van. They have shared the stage with icons such as The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Dandy Warhols and The Black Angels and have performed at the Olympia in Paris, the Roundhouse in London and Huxleys Neue Welt in Berlin.

Iggy Pop described the band as "kinky". A few songs made it into episodes of the cult series Shameless.