Materazi Future Club Bring Football Culture to the Dancefloor on THE ITALIAN JOB

Italian trio Materazi Future Club kick off a new chapter with THE ITALIAN JOB, their sophomore album released on 6 November 2026 via Woodworm Publishing SRL / Universal Music Italia. Fusing the restless energy of post-punk with electronic experimentation, punk attitude and dancefloor-ready rhythms, the record transforms football culture into an exhilarating musical universe. Arriving ahead of an upcoming European Club Tour, with dates across Turin, Fontanafredda, Florence, Milan, Ravenna and Berlin, the album further establishes the group as one of Italy's more unconventional intersections of music, sport and fashion.

Comprised of Marco Manini, Riccardo Montanari and Edoardo Piron, Materazi Future Club have built a distinctive identity around their fascination with football, celebrating its characters, mythology and cultural influence through a sound that refuses to sit still. Across their catalogue, raw guitars, frenetic rhythms, samples and dub and ska influences collide with electronic textures and infectious melodies. Their 2024 EP PUNKINARI surpassed 100,000 Spotify streams, while appearances at Sziget Festival and MI AMI Festival have helped translate their offbeat approach into an increasingly international live presence. Beyond the music, their distinctive visual identity has attracted collaborations with Paul Smith, Calvin Klein, Levi's, Ray-Ban and Dr Martens, alongside design studio Tacchette.

THE ITALIAN JOB takes that creative formula into sharper territory. Recorded in London with Jake Long, producer of Snapped Ankles, the album draws inspiration from seven Italian footballers who made their mark in the Premier League, bringing together a distinctly British post-punk sensibility and the trio's characteristically Italian perspective. Three-part vocals, punchier electronics and energetic instrumentation provide the framework, while snippets of post-match interviews and football commentary weave the atmosphere of the beautiful game directly into the production.

Focus track 'ZOLA (The Italian Job, Pt. 1)' captures the record's infectious momentum, opening with driving acoustic drums before an instantly memorable guitar riff takes hold. Materazi Future Club's animated three-part vocals bring an anthemic quality, while low-bitrate arpeggios introduce a playful electronic dimension. Football commentary samples punctuate the arrangement, adding to its cinematic character and giving the track the feel of an early-2000s heist movie unfolding at full speed. Balancing the urgency of post-punk with an irresistible rhythmic pull, it's a spirited introduction to a record that should resonate with fans of Fontaines D.C., IDLES and Sprints.

With THE ITALIAN JOB, Materazi Future Club continue to build a world where football nostalgia, underground music culture and contemporary fashion collide. Having already attracted coverage from Rolling Stone, CLASH, Esquire and BBC Radio 6 airplay, the trio are taking their distinctly unconventional vision beyond the pitch, delivering a record that is as energetic and playful as the culture that inspired it.

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