There’s no coincidence that Ricco was the name of choice for Love Antell when he wrote the title track to Florence Valentin’s third and latest album Spring Ricco. It’s not for any possible rhyming qualities. It’s not to sound exotic. The lyrics dealing with young violence point towards a brave and important reference to the Riccardo Campogiani incident in Sweden. An incident that struck a few heavy chords inside of me. Florence Valentin’s song strikes a few chords as well. Being the closest thing to Glasvegas any Swedish band has come, Florence Valentin mix exuberant popability á la Håkan Hellström and social-realistic themes where every word sounds like the truest ever sung.
The lyrics of the album will be translated and posted here on this blog soon!