GIIN — Desire as a Political Act

Out today, Friday January 23, Come ti voglio marks GIIN’s return with a track that does not ask for space — it takes it. Released via Giungla Dischi under license with Artist First, the song moves between confession and obsession, flesh and need.

Come ti voglio is emotional hunger turning into skin, breath, contact. But more than that, it is a clear statement: a woman who desires and speaks about her own body and longing, shifting the focus of desire away from the observing gaze and back to the will that asserts itself.

Desire here is no longer something that passes through — it is something that defines. There is no polished seduction, no safe distance. There is exposure. Risk. The body is not a narrative surface, but an active subject. And in today’s cultural climate, that gesture still carries political weight.

Beneath the physical tension lies a deeper, universal need: belonging to someone capable of matching the same emotional intensity. Not lukewarm connection, not distracted intimacy, but an encounter that does not retreat when things become dense.

As GIIN explains:

“‘Come ti voglio’ is a rejection of contemporary apathy, a resistance to the coldness of the present, and at the same time an acceptance of that authentic part of ourselves we often try to soften or hide.”

In an era shaped by emotional individualism and distance disguised as independence, the song emerges as a new wave tension — an urgency for connection, for touch, for existing together with another person. Not as dependency, but as a deliberate choice.

GIIN, born Ginevra De Tommasi (2003), is a guitarist, songwriter, and singer carving out her place within the Italian music scene through a sound that is already unmistakable. Her writing blends ’90s alternative rock with ethereal dream pop atmospheres, creating an intense, nocturnal, contemporary imagery.

After competing in Sanremo Giovani 2024 with Tornare al mare, she released her EP Correre in December 2024 — a debut that prioritizes research and identity over immediacy.

Balancing alt-rock energy and dreamy textures, the EP features guitar arpeggios that echo references such as The Cure and The Strokes, filtered through a deeply personal lens. The following summer saw the release of Nessuna fretta featuring Giorgio Maria Condemi, followed by a tour across several Italian cities.

Her ’90s nostalgia is a foundation, not a destination. GIIN looks decisively toward a modern, international sound still underexplored in the Italian landscape. With Come ti voglio, she draws a line: she does not sing to entertain. She sings to feel. And to remind us that desire, today, is an act of resistance.