Blume is a new Italian band and their music is a blend of pop with electronic arrangements. Their first CD IN TEDESCO VUOL DIRE FIORE is a well produced album (it was something I was expecting for, because Paolo Favati produced it) of minimal ambient pop which contains some really catchy songs as well as other tracks that need more time to be dug. Tracks like "Fuori piove", "Non va bene" and "Ninna nanna alla regina" are good examples of indie rock with electronic arrangements and they can satisfy the taste of a wide range of listeners while the other tracks have a complex electronic arrangement that could amaze the purists but that can find some trouble into finding a place into commercial radio playlists. The minimal structure of the tracks sometimes give too much importance to Francesca’s vocals and due to her particular way of singing (she seems halfway from being awake and sleepy and sometimes it seems she sings while she’s yawning) I was losing the interest into listening some of their songs. For sure the album will find its fans but this isn’t exactly my cup of tea. Instead, I found interesting the nine mp3s of the CD extra section. These tracks ("Nuove Gioie", "CADEAU 2", "Seppia", "Waiting Snow", "Souffle", "Piedi", "Sweet07", "Sigaro Rosso" and "S.Croce in Settembre") are instrumental experimental indie rock cuts that are really functional as soundtracks. Here you can’t find pop influences but tons of melancholy mixed with other sour emotions.
P.s. Check the nice "Piove piano" video here:

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