GATTO BLACK
EMOTIONAL HARDCORE FOR CAT PEOPLE
Buffalo, NY’s Gatto Black pen dramatic and emotional punk anthems that confront the weight of growing up queer and Catholic. The pain and confusion of trying to reconcile that your true self, in the eyes of the Church, is a one-way-ticket to eternal suffering. And the catharsis that comes with being brave enough to shed your shame, come out of the closet, and step into the light. Inspired by singer / songwriter Sal Mastrocola’s childhood as a bisexual Catholic kid growing up in the Bronx, NY and the early 2000s punk and hardcore that helped him find his way through the darkness.
The project’s forthcoming full length album, “Sky Is Blue” is due out later this year. Produced by Gary Cioni (Hot Mulligan, Crime in Stereo) and Michael Hansen (Pentimento, Hotel Etiquette). Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Gary Cioni at Sound Acres in New Jersey. Songs by Sal Mastrocola. Artwork by Joey Goergen.
FFO: Comeback Kid, early AFI, Touche Amore
