After hours

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After hours
Appearance 2014
Appearance 2014
General information
origin Milan , Italy
Genre (s) Alternative rock , indie rock
founding 1985
Website www.afterhours.it
Current occupation
Manuel Agnelli (since 1985)
guitar
 Xabier Iriondo (1992–2001, since 2010)
guitar
 Stefano Pilia (since 2014)
Roberto Dell'Era (since 2006)
Fabio Rondanini (since 2014)
Rodrigo D'Erasmo (since 2008)
former members
guitar
 Paolo Cantù (1985–1990)
guitar
 Cesare Malfatti (1991-1992)
Guitar, keyboard
 Giorgio Ciccarelli (1999-2015)
Keyboard, saxophone
 Enrico Gabrielli (2006-2010)
bass
 Paolo Mauri (1989–1990)
bass
 Lorenzo Olgiati (1990-1991)
bass
 Alessandro Zerilli (1991–1997)
bass
 Andrea Viti (1997-2005)
Drums
 Roberto Girardi (1985-1986, 1990)
Drums
 Alessandro Pelizzari (1986–1990)
Drums
 Max Donna (1990)
Drums
 Giorgio Prette (1990-2014)
violin
 Davide Rossi (1994-1997)
Violin, guitar
 Dario Ciffo (1997-2008)
AFTERHOURS logo2016.jpg
Logo 2016

Afterhours is an Italian rock band around frontman Manuel Agnelli, which was founded in Milan in 1985 .

Band history

Founded in the mid-80s by singer, guitarist and keyboardist Manuel Agnelli, the band released the first mini album All the Good Children Go to Hell in 1988 . In addition to Agnelli, the band consisted of guitarist Paolo Cantù and drummer Alessandro Pelizzari (who had replaced founding member Roberto Girardi). The first studio album During Christine's Sleep followed in 1990 on the Vox Pop label ; Girardi could be heard on drums again, while Paolo Mauri joined in as bassist. After the American music magazine Alternative Press became aware of the group, Afterhours was able to represent Italy at the New Music Seminar in New York . Another mini album, Cocaine Head , was released in 1991 , and the band also performed at the Berlin Indipendence Days festival and received further international interest. The next album in 1993 was Pop Kills Your Soul , with (apart from Agnelli) a completely new line-up: Xabier Iriondo on guitar, Alessandro Zerilli on bass and Giorgio Prette on drums.

Eventually the band switched from English to Italian lyrics, which was reflected in the 1995 album Germi , on which violinist Davide Rossi could be heard for the first time. The single Dentro Marilyn was re-recorded by Mina as Tre volte dentro me . In 1997 the band signed a new record deal with Mescal and released the next album Hai paura del buio? . This was followed in 1999 by Non è per semper , on which Dario Ciffo made his debut as the new violinist, Giorgio Ciccarelli as the second guitarist and keyboardist and Andrea Viti as the new bassist. After an extensive tour, the group's first live album, Siam tre piccoli porcellin , was released in 2001 . In the same year, frontman Manuel Agnelli organized the alternative music festival Tora for the first time ! Torah! Without guitarist Xabier Iriondo, who left the band, Afterhours returned to the studio in 2002 and released the album Quello che non c'è , which reached number four in the Italian charts.

After a tour, the band began a collaboration with the Twilight Singers by Greg Dulli (ex- Afghan-Wings ): They went on a tour of Italy together, Agnelli accompanied the Twilight Singers as keyboard player in Europe and America and Dulli co-produced the next Afterhours- Album Ballate per piccole iene , which was released in 2005 and once again surpassed the success of its predecessor. The international version of the album, with lyrics in English, was released under the title Ballads for Little Hyenas . Accordingly, the following tour of the band extended to other European countries and the USA. In 2006 Roberto Dell'Era joined the band as the new bassist and Enrico Gabrielli as keyboardist and saxophonist.

Afterhours debuted with the major label Universal in 2008 with the album I milanesi ammazzano il sabato . Soon after the album was released, Rodrigo D'Erasmo replaced Ciffo on the violin. In 2009 the band took part in the Sanremo Festival for the first time with Il paese è reale and was awarded the Critics' Prize, but did not reach the final. With 18 other representatives of the Italian alternative and indie scene, the group then started a project that resulted in the compilation Afterhours presentano: Il paese è reale (19 artisti per un paese migliore?) . In the same year Afterhours worked again with Mina in the song Adesso è facile (from the album Facile ). Gabrielli left the band.

The band did not release a new studio album until 2012, after Xabier Iriondo returned and they turned their backs on Universal. Padania was released on the band's own label Germi and was able to build on the success of its predecessors. In 2014 Universal released a new edition of the 1997 album Hai paura del buio? , which had been voted the best independent album of the past 20 years by journalists. The band then worked with a number of other musicians, such as The Afghan Whigs , Mark Lanegan , Edoardo Bennato , Negramaro , Joan as Police Woman , Piero Pelù , Samuel and John Parish . After the accompanying tour, Giorgio Prette and Giorgio Ciccarelli left the band.

With the newcomers Fabio Rondanini (drums) and Stefano Pilia (guitar), Afterhours recorded the next studio album Folfiri o Folfox , which was released in 2016 and reached the top of the charts for the first time. At the same time it was announced that Manuel Agnelli would appear as a juror in the casting show X Factor from the tenth season . In 2017 the band celebrated their 30-year career with the tour # Afterhours30 , followed by the compilation Foto di pura gioia - Antologia 1987-2017 .

occupation

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

  • All the Good Children Go to Hell (Toast Records, 1988)
  • During Christine's Sleep (Vox Pop, 1990)
  • Pop Kills Your Soul (Vox Pop, 1993)
  • Germi (Vox Pop, 1995)
  • Hai paura del buio? (Mescal, 1997)
year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1999 Not è per semper IT14 (2 weeks)
IT
Mescal
2002 Quello che non c'è IT4 (5 weeks)
IT
Mescal
2005 Ballate per piccole iene IT2 (14 weeks)
IT
Mescal
2008 I milanesi ammazzano il sabato IT3 (15 weeks)
IT
Universal
2012 Padania IT2 (12 weeks)
IT
Germi
2016 Folfiri o folfox IT1 (26 weeks)
IT
Germi

Live albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
2001 Siam tre piccoli porcellin IT53 (3 weeks)
IT
Mescal
2006 Noi siamo after hours IT6 (2 weeks)
IT
Universal

Compilations (selection)

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
2006 Ballads for Little Hyenas IT51 (2 weeks)
IT
Mescal
2008 Cuori e demoni IT57 (4 weeks)
IT
EMI
2014 Hai paura del buio? Reloaded and Remastered IT2 (9 weeks)
IT
Universal
2016 The best of after hours IT55 (7 weeks)
IT
Universal
2017 Photo di pura gioia - Antologia 1987-2017 IT16 (6 weeks)
IT
Universal

Singles (selection)

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
2002 Sulle labbra
Quello che non c'è 		IT10 (2 weeks)
IT
2003 La gente sta male
Quello che non c'è 		IT27 (1 week)
IT
2004 Gioia e rivoluzione IT15 (10 weeks)
IT
2005 Ballata per la mia piccola iena Ballate
per piccole iene 		IT9 (4 weeks)
IT
2014 Voglio una pelle splendida
Hai paura del buio? Reloaded and Remastered 		IT97 (1 week)
IT
feat. Samuel

Web links

Commons : Afterhours  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources (albums):
    • Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI album . Lulu , 2013, p. 66 f .
    • Afterhours albums. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed July 3, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Chart sources (singles):