TRIPI’s ‘Close to Fire’ Begins With a Community, Not a Soliloquy

TRIPI’s ‘Close to Fire’ Begins With a Community, Not a Soliloquy

The story around TRIPI’s new album could easily be framed as one man turning grief into music. That would be accurate, but incomplete. What makes Close to Fire: Roman’s Anthology Release Part I especially compelling is the sense that Tony Tripi is building a circle around grief rather than standing alone at the center of it. The album, due October 23rd, 2026, was created after the death of Tripi’s grandson, Roman, who passed away one day after h…