Tuneful and a little irreverent, alt-rockers Pinguini Tattici Nucleari are one of the most prominent acts on the Italian charts. Since releasing their breakthrough "Ringo Starr," a finalist at the Sanremo Festival just one month before the COVID-19 pandemic paused the music business, they've notched nine singles in the local Top 10, including the chart-toppers "Giovani Wannabe," "Ricordi," "Nightmares" and "Islanda."
Founded in the province of Bergamo, the band was the brainchild of teenaged friends Riccardo Zanotti and Lorenzo Pasini, who took the name from a Scottish craft ...