(toskanews) – They are the strictly female rock face of Italian music after many years of hard apprenticeship they conquered the Sanremo stage making themselves known to the general public with the ballad Stay with me. Now The Rag Dolls they come out with the new album, which is titled simply 5.
The meaning of the album 5: a prime number for five personalities
«Five has many meanings, because in addition to being a number not divisible by anyone, therefore a prime number, they are also, for example, simply the hand. When in fact we chose not to call it five, but to put its own number 5because even by doing this you understand that it is five, or hand. I am five fingers working togetherthey are the points of a star, they are our five personalities. There are five of us, so for us even as a fifth job it makes even more sense.”
Feminism and equality: beyond stereotypes
Famous for the phrase: «We don’t want power at home, we want it outside. Equality still doesn’t exist», with this album they want to work to widen the crack in the system, starting from that desire not to stay silent.
«So there is certainly social denunciation, desire for revenge, love, seductiveness, desire to be together, desire to go, to break the mold, to change one’s life. In short, all the aspects that a woman, but actually a person, can face during life in such a way as to realize that no matter how different we are, we are more similar than we think and we can all face these issues together.
Feminists, committed and aware but not against “males”: «Exactly, this is a very important topic. Our being feminist does not mean that we are against men, indeed we have nothing against men per se. What we have is the fact of wanting a equal rights, equal opportunities. This is very important because we know very well that the data shows that the salaries are not yet equal in Italythat there is so much discrimination, so much complexity, so it is a topic that still needs to be talked about. This is fundamental, that it is not a boring topic, that it is an outdated topic, even though we are in 2026 it is a topic we can talk about. We also do it through our music and also by carrying forward, I believe, an example of women who know what they want and stay together. This thing too be united among women Perhaps the example of being one says more than talking about it.”
The challenge to the market: professional musicians against prejudice
A powerful album between rock, glitter and disenchantment, which represents a turning point, being professional musicians, after having had to reconcile different jobs and music for many years. To those who foresee a breakup in the group soon Dolls they answer like this.
«However the band has lasted much longer than male bands have lasted, so I think the facts speak for themselves. Then with various formations it’s true, but with this formation we’ve been together happily for five years, so I think it’s just the envious people talking. In addition to being envious, they know very well what it means to be in this market, in these dynamics, which we are understanding more and more and we understand very well how difficult they are, so it is even more of a battle. Now that you’ve told us, I’m even more convinced of the knives. But not only that, the fact that they say it above all about a band of women also denotes aquite a sexist ideaso we will continue to fight it.”
The Rag dolls they will bring all their determination live in a series of club concerts.
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