Antologia della vita e della morte

The album, which is mainly based on the pop genre with influences from country pop, dance-pop, electropop, pop rock and urban,^[1] is made up of fourteen tracks written by the singer-songwriter himself with the collaboration of artists and producers.^[10] The album features three collaborations with Achille Lauro, Giorgia and Elodie.^[11][12] Interviewed by Cosmopolitan Italia, Irama explained the meaning and choice of the album's title:^[13]

The title came later, and on the one hand, it stems from the admiration I've always had for Fabrizio De André; it's a tribute to his work on Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology. On the other hand, this title was a logical consequence for me, also because this album is a collection of stories, in this case stories of life and death, which is, let's say, this eternal dualism that is part of humanity and a thousand cultures. Think of Yin and Yang, the balance between darkness and light, good and evil.

Interviewed by Billboard Italia, Irama talked about the creative process for the album:^[14]

After I wrote Il giorno in cui ho smesso di pensare, I started working on the album, the next one, actually. It took me a long time. Or rather, in my opinion, it's not much, but for today's recording industry, it's a lot, because we have a different pace and sometimes it doesn't allow you, in my opinion, to study, to research. I didn't care a bit, to be honest, but not out of disrespect for the people who follow me, but because I needed to do a job to give them something I cared about. Then I didn't hide the fact that I had insecurities and I was afraid, also because perfection is utopian, therefore impossible to achieve, but at a certain point I tried to become aware and ensure that this work of years reached people as it was. [...] The album revolves around what home is, the concept of home, the intimacy that a home can have. A place where you can undress, let's say, and where you should be alone in theory, but in this case not.