Coming from city notorious for its lack of supporting its local music scene, Palermo, Sicily's the Second Grace turned outward to get their own work heard. Helmed by singer, acoustic guitarist, and main songwriter Fabrizio Cammarata, the band -- also comprised of slide guitarist and keyboardist Fabio Rizzo, bassist John Riggio, and drummer Fabio Finocchio -- set about recording and producing a demo to send out to labels. Before they got far into this, however, they were contacted by the Rome-based On the Road Agency, which signed the Second Grace to a deal and issued their self-titled record, a gentle, folky mixture of songs that drew from Caribbean, American, and English songwriting traditions, in May 2007. ~ Marisa Brown, Rovi