Italian artist Le rose e il deserto, the musical project of Luca Cassano, unveils “Damascus,” a reflective and evocative new single from the forthcoming album “Chissà com’è.” With his characteristic lyrical intimacy and cinematic storytelling, Cassano paints a portrait of love as a storm , unpredictable, consuming, and transformative.

Through “Damascus,” Le rose e il deserto captures the beauty of impermanence, the fragile balance between loss and tenderness, chaos and peace. The song serves as an emotional anchor for “Chissà com’è,” an album steeped in nostalgia and human vulnerability. It is an album full of absences, of “wasted opportunities, of people who, for various reasons, are no longer with us.” Yet, amid the melancholy, there’s an unmistakable reverence for life, a quiet sanctification of what remains.

“Chissà com’è” is filled with ghosts and blessings alike. Some figures have disappeared forever; others linger in new roles, new forms, or lost voices. The record also celebrates the people who shaped Cassano’s world, Claudio (Gnut) and Sara (dei Vetri) who lent their voices, his parents, and Agostino, forever remembered with his double bass, red leather jacket, and “Calabrian pirate face.”

Le rose e il deserto’s artistry extends far beyond music. Alongside his recordings, Cassano has published multiple poetry collections, including “Poesie a gettoni vol. 1” (2021) and “La strada di casa” (2023), with his third collection, “Nodo antico” (peQuod Editore), set for release in November 2025. His dual identity as poet and songwriter imbues his music with literary grace and emotional precision.

Now, with “Damascus” and the forthcoming “Chissà com’è,” Le rose e il deserto continues a journey that bridges music, poetry, and memory, transforming silence into song and pain into art.

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