Subsonica: new album "Rare Earths" announced. Listen to the single "Il tempo in me"

“Terre Rare” is the new album by Subsonica, out Friday, March 20 via Epic Records / Sony Music Italy. The record was preceded by the singles “Radio Mogadiscio” and “Il tempo in me”, and arrives on the eve of celebrations for the band's thirtieth anniversary, which will culminate in “Cieli su Torino 96-26”, four already sold-out shows.

Their eleventh studio effort, "Terre Rare" moves along a trajectory of sonic openness. The album also stems from a journey the band took across the other side of the Mediterranean, an experience that left clear traces in the use of more organic instruments and tones than in the past. The idea of the journey runs through the album both geographically and as a reflection on the present, amid tensions, fragility and possible futures.

Thirty years after their debut, the project marks a symbolic turning point. The image of the Tuareg Cross, or Cross of Agadez, was used as the graphic basis for reworking the star that has always accompanied the band's visual identity. The symbol, traditionally associated with orientation, protection and belonging, also evokes the theme of transition.

“Terre Rare” is conceived as an album in the most classic sense: a work that favors coherence and development over the pursuit of the immediate single. The songs emerge from a layered sound design, built to remain recognizable while still leaving room for surprise.

A telling example is “Il tempo in me,” also released in an extended version on February 6. The band describes it as one of the most elaborate tracks in their recent catalogue. Its construction brings distant elements into dialogue: on one side, the analog accents of a Prophet 5 synth anchored to a syncopated, dance-derived bassline; on the other, a vocal line that harks back to a more melancholic songwriting tradition. The writing alternates harmonic tension with more linear resolutions, striking a balance reached only after several rounds of work — an approach already tested previously on “Universo.”

The thirtieth anniversary will be celebrated with “Cieli su Torino 96-26,” four dates at the OGR Torino (March 31, and April 1, 3 and 4, 2026), all already sold out. The shows, produced by Live Nation, will feature different setlists, including a rotating selection of career-spanning tracks each night. Every ticket also grants access to an anthological exhibition set up in the OGR's Duomo hall, featuring photographs, instruments, stage costumes and archival material, as well as a DJ set curated by the band members at the end of each evening. The initiative will also involve the city of Turin and the Piedmont Region, with a program of events and itineraries dedicated to locations tied to the band's history.

The OGR Torino, a hub run by Fondazione CRT, occupy a late-19th-century industrial complex converted into a cultural and technological center. The site, spanning roughly 35,000 square meters in the heart of the city, hosts artistic and musical activities alongside innovation-focused projects.

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