Italian rock noir outfit Penosi Sotterfugi return with “Stai Lontana Baby (dalle mie mani),” a tense, cinematic single that confronts attraction at its most dangerous point. Raw, direct, and unapologetically physical, the track moves through desire and restraint, instinct and awareness, capturing the moment when temptation stops being romantic and becomes pure chemistry.

Built on dirty guitars and driving drums, the song wastes no time setting its tone. The riffs are sharp and restless, the rhythm section pushes forward without asking permission, and the vocal delivery feels uncomfortably close, like a voice echoing down a dim corridor after the last cigarette. It’s Italian rock stripped of polish, focused instead on tension, atmosphere, and urgency.

The title itself is a statement. “Stai Lontana Baby (dalle mie mani)” draws a boundary with equal parts irony and anxiety, a brutally honest admission of self-awareness before things spiral out of control. The lyrics shift between vivid imagery and restrained sensuality, never giving in fully, always holding something back. That unresolved tension is mirrored in the arrangement, where the energy vibrates more in the gut than in the ears.

The project also reflects Penosi Sotterfugi’s contemporary creative approach. Artificial intelligence is used as a support tool rather than a disguise, assisting in early ideation, sound exploration, arrangement alternatives, and visual development for videos and artwork. AI becomes an accelerator for experimentation, allowing more attempts, more variations, and bolder choices, while the final result remains firmly human, emotional, and imperfect in the right ways.

With “Stai Lontana Baby (dalle mie mani),” Penosi Sotterfugi deliver a song that doesn’t look away from discomfort. It’s a charged, visceral release that embraces tension as its core strength.