The video for “Cattedrale”, the new track by Frankly, is out today and will be in radio rotation starting Friday, July 3rd. The song is taken from “Bitte Leben” (Carosello Records), the debut album by the Turin-born singer-songwriter, a finalist at the 2026 Targhe Tenco Awards in the Best Debut Album category.
The video is available below.
“Cattedrale” is one of the album's signature tracks and captures its central themes: the desire to become a safe place for the people we love, the vision of a society in which everyone can be a “cathedral” made of light and welcome, and the search for freedom, evoked through figures like Giordano Bruno and Joan of Arc.
Directed by Marco Cruz and Elena Cavazzini, the video gathers footage from the tour's first shows, between Bologna and Milan. “We wanted to tell the story of a song that was plural, shared, chewed over and danced to,” explains Frankly. “Each of us can be a cathedral for someone else, offering protection and freedom, just as any place can be transformed into a sacred space inhabited by love and care.”
“Cattedrale” also marks the start of her collaboration with producer Goedi, aka Diego Montinaro. This day-to-day studio work gave rise to an album that weaves together singer-songwriter tradition and electronica, drawing inspiration from figures such as Kate Bush, Giuni Russo and Alice: artists who built a personal path without bending to models or conventions.
Meanwhile, the full-band summer tour, organized by OTR Live, continues. After appearances at Napoli Pride and Torino Pride, Frankly will take the stage on July 22nd at “D come Dannate Ingenue” with Carmen Consoli in Milan, on July 25th at “Voci per la Libertà” in Rovigo, on July 26th at the Hi-Ho Music Festival in Capannori (Lucca), on August 2nd at Camosci Sound in Sant’Ambrogio di Torino, on August 6th at the Minamò Festival in Martirano Lombardo (Catanzaro), on August 7th at the Polifonie Music Festival in Rivello (Potenza), on August 10th at the Luce Festival in Gallipoli (Lecce), on August 11th at “Nuvole, Chitarre e Note” in Carovilli (Isernia), on August 13th at the Kulturfestivalen in Stockholm, on August 16th at the Woodstock Beach Festival in Marina di Ravenna, and on September 4th at DumBO Summertime in Bologna. Information and tickets are available here.
Released last April 17th, “BITTE LEBEN” combines intimate, evocative lyrics with a brand of pop that shifts between more introspective moments and others that are more energetic and danceable, letting itself be shaped by electronic textures. Among the declared influences are Lucio Battisti, Lola Young, Tame Impala, New Order, Franco Battiato and The Cure.
Frankly is the project of Turin-born singer-songwriter Francesca Siano, blending singer-songwriter tradition with electronica. After starting out in 2020 and a stint in Berlin, where she deepened her exploration of street music, techno and cold wave, in 2024 she moved to Milan, began collaborating with Basta Musica and Costello’s Records, and took part in X Factor Italy. Since 2025 she has been working with producer Goedi (Diego Montinaro), releasing the singles “Zagara”, “Telephone Tango”, “La casa dei miei nonni” and “Sirene sulla Luna”, opening several dates of Carmen Consoli's tour, and signing with Carosello Records. On April 17, 2026, her debut album “Bitte Leben” was released, a finalist at the 2026 Targhe Tenco Awards for Best Debut Album. Since May, she has been on tour with her band presenting the album.
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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Claudio Fabretti, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.