Thomas Raggi Of Maneskin Teams Up With Tom Morello & Jet

Thomas Raggi, the acclaimed guitarist of Måneskin, has released his first solo project Masquerade.

The album is produced by Tom Morello and featuring some of rock music’s most iconic voices and musicians including Australia’s own Nic Cester of Jet.

Masquerade is a straight-up rock ’n’ roll album and a celebration of artistic camaraderie. Each track is a genuine collaboration, born from a shared passion for creating and performing music with no agenda beyond the sheer joy of it. The album delivers a rare, human-centered musical experience, uniting an extraordinary group of musicians purely for the joy of making rock music.

The lead track Getcha! was born from a collaboration with Beck, who co-wrote the song, and features Chad Smith on drums, with lyrics by Nic Cester. On Cat Got Your Tongue, Sergio Pizzorno adds his lyrics to Thomas’s guitar-driven songwriting, while Maxim co-wrote Fallaway and Upsahl contributed to the writing of Lucy.

Speaking on the release, Thomas says: “This album is the result of a lot of work and dedication, it’s fuelled by the desire to share my story through music and to explore new depths within myself through experimentation and discovery. But at the same time it came together naturally. Over the past year, Tom involved me countless times in his live shows and initiatives. It was spontaneous for me to ask him to produce and structuring my solo project. Starting this journey was truly magical and further cemented our musical cohesion. And then what happened afterwards was beyond anything I could have imagined. Seeing so many musical icons come together (along with the ones I had the pleasure of meeting while writing the album) reminded me that music knows no boundaries; that you have to follow your instinct and inspiration, ignore imposed rules, and simply do what you feel. The Måneskin story teaches me that, and now I had the ultimate confirmation. I feel as if those who made music history are placing a hand on my shoulder, saying: “You’re on the right path.”