Celebrated for their deep respect for tradition, natural swing, and an unforced, human sense of storytelling, Lovesick play old school country music that feels both intimate and expansive. Their sound draws from the same shared roots where early country, Western swing, blues, jazz, and rock’n’roll once freely mingled, long before genres were boxed in and divided by the recording industry. Rather than recreating the past, Lovesick inhabit it, delivering songs with warmth, humor, and emotional clarity that resonate far beyond time or place.
At the heart of the band are multi instrumentalists Paolo Roberto Pianezza and Francesca Alinovi. Pianezza moves fluidly between electric and acoustic guitar, lap steel, resonator, and dobro, while Alinovi anchors the music on upright bass, enhanced by a brush pad percussion system that transforms the instrument into both harmonic and rhythmic backbone. Their vocal harmonies, relaxed and conversational, are central to the band’s identity, recalling an era when voices blended naturally instead of competing for attention.
From the very beginning, Lovesick shaped their sound on stage. Long nights in clubs, festivals, dance halls, and small theaters across Europe and the United States taught them how songs need to breathe, swing, and connect in real time. Their live performances are immersive rather than nostalgic, grounded in vintage instruments and classic aesthetics but driven by presence, joy, and a genuine love for playing together. Themes of love, betrayal, longing, and celebration move through their songs with an ease that feels lived in, never stylized.
The band released their self titled debut Lovesick Duo in 2015, followed by New Orleans Session in 2017. In 2021, Lovesick released two albums, All Over Again, a collection of original material, and A Country Music Adventure, a tribute to the golden age of country music through personal reinterpretations of the songs that shaped their musical compass. That same year, the band received a nomination at the American Western Artists’ Awards.
Over the years, Lovesick have shared stages with artists ranging from Ben Harper and Toquinho to Social Distortion, JD McPherson, Walter Trout, Zucchero, and Ten Years After, positioning themselves naturally at the crossroads between roots music and contemporary live culture.
In spring 2024, Lovesick released their fifth studio album Remember My Name and toured the United States on a twenty date run, presenting the new material night after night and reaffirming their reputation as a road forged band. Later that year, they received a nomination at the Ameripolitan Music Awards in Austin, Texas, in the category of Western Swing Band, a recognition that reflects their role as musical traditionalists for a modern age. Their songs do not chase revival or pastiche, but instead preserve the immediacy, swing, and emotional honesty of early American music, expanding its language through lived experience, connection, and the quiet confidence of musicians who know exactly who they are.
In 2025, Lovesick continue touring internationally with a full band, returning to the United States while also performing across Spain, France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
