Close But No Cigar is a young rock band born from its members common devotion towards new wave of rock: Filippo is the lead singer, his mischief fellow Alberto is the guitarist, lovely Gaia at the guitar bass and geek Giulio on the drums.
With its music, they strive to combine the 70’ hard rock with modern rock music of bands such as Nothing But Thieves, Foals and Biffy Clyro.
CBNC are trying to build a reputation for themselves by combining powerful rock riffs with “dreamy” and “spatial” ambient sounds. By doing so, the band hopes to make it their signature.
In November 2021, they published their fist EP called "The Dance Of Venus". Its name is closely linked to the band’s name:
Close But No Cigar is an American expression that indicates being close to achieving something but didn’t quite get to the goal (the cigar has not been lighted up yet).
In the same way, Mars and Venus dance around each other, getting closer and closer many times, without ever touching.