A Rio de Janeiro band that mixes punk energy with Brazilian rhythms and collaborations with legends like Seu Jorge.
For their energy, try 'Guentaê.' For something with more layers, 'Recomeço' frames their later sound well.
Backfield's music carries the specific tension of Rio's streets, you can hear it in 'Combustivel para Lutar,' which translates to 'Fuel to Fight.' They've worked with Brazilian icons like Gilberto Gil and Alcione, which grounds their rock in a deeper tradition. Their 2014 album 'Lágrima Negra' showed they could turn inward without losing their edge.
They formed in Rio in 2007 and put out their self-titled debut in 2010. Bassist Rafael Miranda left in 2019, replaced by Fábio 'Pimenta' Cardoso, around the time their sound had already shifted from the confrontational early work to the more reflective 'Lágrima Negra' in 2014.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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