Cirolla

Cirolla formed in Brasília, Brazil around 2004 when Pedro Maffia and Adriano Cintra started working together. Their debut album came out in 2007, with the title track 'Lugar Inexistente (Aliás Impossível)' becoming their most recognizable song.

That song, along with others like 'Mamar Na Teta da Cabra' and 'Vaca Desgraçada,' gives a sense of their approach, lyrics that lean toward the surreal or abstract, set against arrangements that feel more atmospheric than straightforward. They've mentioned being interested in bands like Sigur Rós and Radiohead, which shows in the way they build mood rather than just structure.

There was some legal trouble over 'Lugar Inexistente' in 2009, though the details are thin. What's clearer is that the song itself, with its piano lines and vocal delivery, became the thing people pointed to when they talked about the band's sound.