A Portuguese band that built a catalog of straightforward rock with Brazilian touches over two decades.
For a good sense of their later sound, try "Genu" or "Cinema." They're both clean examples of that rock-with-Brazilian-touch thing they do.
They've been putting out records since 1994, and songs like "Genu" show how their sound works with Brazilian rhythms inside a rock frame. The debut single "Apenas 30 Segundos Para Destruir o Coração de Alguém" was a hit right out of the gate, and they kept that momentum going through albums like "Aquela Máquina É o Fim" and "Melhor Do Que Isto É Impossível." It's a steady, unflashy body of work that feels lived-in.
Fernando Alvim and Mário Barreiros have been the constants since the band formed in Porto in 1994. The original lineup made the self-titled debut and its hit single, then put out records through the late '90s and early 2000s. Guitarist Rui Costa and bassist Paulo Cunha left around 2003, but Alvim and Barreiros kept releasing albums into the 2010s with "Agora É Que São Elas" and "Podes Rir À Vontade."
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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