A Lisbon band from the late 1990s that blended rock, folk, and electronic elements.
For a sense of their sound, start with 'Cavaleiro Andante' and 'De Bem'. They frame that blend of rock and poetic Portuguese lyrics pretty well.
They carved out a space outside mainstream Portuguese music with albums like 'Cavaleiro Andante' and the orchestral 'O Mundo e a Sua Banda'. Songs like 'De Bem' and 'Tristeza' show António Júlio Antunes's introspective, existential lyrics that listeners found cryptic but compelling. Their catalog, including 'Maria da Misericórdia', has kept a dedicated audience for its poetic, atmospheric quality.
Formed in Lisbon in the late 1990s around Antunes and Moura, they released their debut 'Cavaleiro Andante' in 2001. They worked with the Lisbon Film Orchestra on 'O Mundo e a Sua Banda' in 2005 and kept recording through the 2000s with albums like 'Desalmado' and 'Serpente'.
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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