Luponero, who are preparing for their debut album, which will be released on March 31st, served the rock crowd the first taste of the album last month with the single ‘Everything/Nothing’. In addition to the song that introduces a more serious and aggressive take, the band promised to surprise listeners at every turn.
Today, it’s the turn of the next surprise, as the band releases the single ‘Pickup Artist’. The theme of the song is the dating phenomena of this millennium, such as Tinder, Hinge and the legendary book The Game. Pickup Artist is a fast-paced, cheerful and engaging party rock song that, in its contradictions, is perfectly on the red thread of the upcoming album.
“In ancient history, before Tinder and Hinge, there was a time when getting dates was a craft. In this merciless battlefield, some people needed more help in the mystical science of seduction than others,” singer-bassist Marco Luponero muses, and continues:
“Neil Strauss’ ‘The Game’ became an international bestseller. The book was basically a step-by-step guide for the average frustrated male on how to hit on girls. There was also a similar book for women called ‘Catch Him and Keep Him’. The world has changed radically since then, but I’ve long thought it would be fun to write a song about this phenomenon. While so many cherish these teachings, critics found them somewhat ominous and manipulative. For others, it was a transformative experience to succeed at seduction for the first time. I guess the truth is that, like so many other powerful things, there was both a light and a dark side to this.”
The self-titled album Luponero will be released on March 21st. Pre-orders for the album are now open here.
Luponero album track listing:
1. Everything/Nothing
2. Bipolaroids
3. Killing Time
4. Running On Empty
5. Helsinki Intersection Mindfuck
6. Sapiens
7. Angelo
8. Pickup Artist
9. The Burden
10. The End
With the upcoming album, Luponero is also heading out on a European tour. The celebrations will start the week before the release at Bar Base, where you can listen to the album in advance. The band will start their international gigs in Stockholm on April 8th.
LUPONERO ”EVERYWHERE & NOWHERE MATTERS” TOUR 2025:
12.3 FIN Helsinki, The Base (album pre-listening party)
22.3 FIN Uusikaarlepyy, Stjärnhallen
8.4 SWE Stockholm, Encore*
9.4 DK, TBA*
10.4 GER Leipzig, Stö*
11.4 GER Essen, TBA*
12.4 LUX Crossfire (acoustic show)
13.4 GER Berlin, TBA*
15.4 POL Słupsk, Motor Rock Pub*
16.4 POL Gdansk, Paszcza Lwa*
17.4 POL Łomza, Pub pod Ratuszem*
18.4 LIT Vilnius, nArauti*
*w/ The Pyramids
Marco Luponero’s history, in addition to his career as an actor-director, also includes heavier music in bands such as Altaria, Terrorwheel and most recently Marco Luponero & The Loud Ones. The mission of Luponero band is to continue pushing boundaries with their unapologetic, rebellious sound and style. The music seamlessly blends classic rock influences with a modern punk attitude. With these elements, Luponero creates a unique entity that, with the upcoming album, will take listeners to a completely new world, where surprises await them at every corner.
Luponero is:
Marco Luponero – vocals, bass
Jim Heikkinen – guitar
Simon Grundvall – drums