Musica italiana...

... doesn't have to sound awful (like this or this). There are also musicans that can create less naive melody and lirics - one of them is Jovanotti. This discovery is so fresh (to quote another great, but not Italian band Televon Tel Aviv) - after some weeks of seeking for something I can listen to in Italian I was really scared that this country produces only a tasteless "artists". And now I'm discovering not only Jovanotti, but also e.g. Franco Battiato.

Prova questo, questo e questo ma... anche questo :) Two first links are rather tri- or hip-hop, two late ones more of a "italian lover" style, but still you don't risk turning deaf after listening them. Enjoy!