Litio³

Litio³ formed in Brasília around 2010 with Lucas Silveira on vocals and guitar, Tiago Rabello on bass, and Dudu Marote on drums. Their name comes from the chemical element lithium, which gives a sense of the emotional charge in their music. They've put out four albums since 2011, including 'A Última Esperança no Mundo' and 'Submerso' from 2020.

Their songs often deal with heavy personal themes. The track 'Não Se Ferir' addresses self-harm directly, which led to some discussion about how art handles such topics. In 2011, Silveira spoke publicly about living with bipolar disorder, which connected their music to broader conversations about mental health in Brazil.

You can hear this tension in their work, songs like 'Distante de Nós' and 'Sobrevivencia' have a raw, introspective quality that feels more lived-in than polished. They play a kind of rock that leans alternative, but it's the lyrical directness that sticks with you, not any particular genre blend.