This Lonely Crowd are a sonorous band who mix post-rock, metal and stoner rock.
“Meraki”, the name of their fourth album, is a Greek word meaning “doing something with soul, with love”. This title perfectly sums up the load of emotions they’ve conveyed in 11 new instrumental songs that make up this album.
♪♫ Listen: “Forelsket” + album stream
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It’s hard to explain the sound of Trupe Chá De Boldo. Having 13 members, they represent the musicality of endless possibilities.
For what it’s worth, we could say that on “Presente” they combine references to rock, pop, forró, Tropicália, afrobeat and much, much more. Adding adequate, contemporary lyrics.
♪♫ Listen: “Meu tesão é outro” + album stream
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One of the characteristic features of the duo Quarto Negro, is that they make music immersed in feelings.
When you hear it, it’s as if you could close your eyes and travel to another dimension, possibly deep down yourself. And on their second album, “Amor violento”, that feeling is only reinforced.
♪♫ Listen: “Filhos do frio” + album stream
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The third album from Letuce is also the most interesting they’ve released yet.
Essentially, it’s top-notch rock’n’roll, quite different from their previous works, which were basically MPB (Música Popular Brasileira).
And apart from arrangements, another highlight of “Estilhaça” is the voice of Letícia Novaes.
♪♫ Listen: “Quero trabalhar com vidro” + album stream
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Helio Flanders has been involved in the folk band called Vanguart. But in 2015, he released his first solo album “Uma temporada fora de mim”.
This work has a very introspective sound, and it addresses the loneliness of living in any of the major cities around the world.
♪♫ Listen: “De onde você vem?” + album stream
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On her third full-length effort, the singer Bárbara Eugenia sings about fears and disappointments we all have, especially love delusions.
“Frou Frou” is an inspiring yet accessible album, which – without exaggeration – you can play anywhere.
♪♫ Listen: “Recomeçar” + album stream
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On her first two albums, Tulipa Ruiz mixed MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) with happier pop, so to speak.
But on this third record, “Dancê”, she reinvented herself and released an album dedicated to dance floor, making us dance non-stop indeed.
♪♫ Listen: “Proporcional” + album stream
“Por elas sem elas” is an album with just voice and acoustic guitar that Romulo Fróes launched to celebrate his 10-year career.
It’s composed only of songs he wrote for other Brazilian singers, such as Juçara Marçal, Elza Soares, Nina Becker, Mariana Aydar and many others.
With this record, Romulo Fróes became his own interpreter.
♪♫ Listen: “Nada disso é pra você” + album stream
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Guizado is a project led by the trumpeter Guilherme Mendonça, who continue to make instrumental music immersed in experiments.
On their third album, “O vôo do dragão”, they mix jazz, rock, electronic music, adding Eastern world inspirations and much more to their sound collages.
♪♫ Listen: “Cachorro na estrada” + album stream
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Ian Ramil’s second album shows him as very different artist than when he released his first work in 2014.
On “Derivacivilização”, Ian tries to embrace chaos through his music, while he sings about the weirdness of living in the 21st century.
♪♫ Listen: “Coquetel Molotov” + album stream
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The debut album of Dani Carmesim, shows the singer already confident with her voice. A voice that seems fragile, but in reality it is powerful enough to fill the dirty, experimental arrangements of “Das tripas coração”.
A beautiful blend.
♪♫ Listen: “Das tripas coração” + album stream
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“Ruivo em sangue” is the third album of the São Paulo-based musician Gui Amabis. And here we have an artist who wishes to expose his feelings through poetry that depicts the difficulty of life.
An album to listen and pay close attention to every sound and every word.
♪♫ Listen: “Graxa e sal” + album stream
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Iconili are an instrumental band who make music as if in a kind of collective trance. That’s because they blend many influences, such as Brazilian music, US jazz and various elements of African culture.
Definitely a universal group.
♪♫ Listen: “Preta de Tataqui” + album stream
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On his first solo record, the producer Diogo Strausz managed to join together strange and inventive forms of such music styles as surf music, soul, rock, electronics and all kinds of noises.
As a result, “Spectrum Vol. 1” is a versatile and exciting album, and its title promises the journey will be continued.
♪♫ Listen: “Narcissus” + album stream
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Jonas Sá is a singer, songwriter and producer from Rio de Janeiro. “BLAM! BLAM!” is his second solo album, and it’s a beautiful pop record combining elements that may seem strange, but which eventually delight your ears.
A tropical pop music of the highest quality.
♪♫ Listen: “Gigolô” + album stream
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Rafael Castro is a provocative artist, restless and sarcastic. In his music, he shows his own musical identity while paying tribute to his idols from the past, especially the Brazilian ones.
And it’s no different with his latest effort, “Um chopp e um sundae”, full of references to Brazilian music of the 80’s.
♪♫ Listen: “Ciúme” + album stream
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On their new album, BNegão & Seletores de Frequência summarize their best features: dancing grooves, excellent trumpet and melodies that take us off the floor.
“TransmutAção” is the group’s third and the most mature record so far.
♪♫ Listen: “No momento (100%)” + album stream
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On his third album, the São Paulo-based musician Rodrigo Campos take us on a trip to an imaginary Japan. Though somehow his vision of Japan has something of São Paulo.
Wherever “Conversas com Toshiro” transports you, Rodrigo’s smooth vocals will make the journey even more gracious than in reality.
♪♫ Listen: “Takeshi e Asayo” + album stream
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Graxa makes rock’n’roll music that’s direct, filled with dirty guitars and a powerful sound.
“Aquele disco massa” is his second full-length effort, and while it could serve as a soundtrack to a rock party, it also makes you think with lyrics that raise miscellaneous cultural issues of Brazil’s reality.
♪♫ Listen: “Marcho com as vadias” + album stream
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Passo Torto are an extremely inventive group who present unconventional songs in an unconventional way.
In 2015, they teamed up together with singer Ná Ozzetti to release a third album in a very consistent career, once again far from anything obvious.
♪♫ Listen: “Cipó” + album stream
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On their third album, “Infinito agora”, the group Los Porongas present clear-cut indie rock in instrumental parts of their songs.
Meanwhile, their lyrics are often poetic and not always as straightforward as those instrumental parts. The mix is intriguing.
♪♫ Listen: “Ao sul das coisas” + album stream
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A promising debut album of Duda Brack, “É” has eight songs that demonstrate the artist intense, experimenting, and confident about her choices.
Her voice is remarkable, equally for being (maybe even too) intense and confident.
♪♫ Listen: “Eu sou o ar” + album stream
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Bixiga 70 are an instrumental band who mix afrobeat, funk grooves and what else is on the radar of the São Paul group’s members.
“III” is an album where diversity reigns, and for a listener – the willingness to dance.
♪♫ Listen: “Niran” + album stream
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Jaloo is one of the most interesting artists who gained visibility in Brazil last year. His first album, simply titled “#1”, is full of great songs that mix pop and brega (a popular Brazilian style) with great dance rhythms.
In addition, he uses visual elements – his image, his clothes, and videos – to question (and to tease) our concepts of male/female.
♪♫ Listen: “Insight” + album stream
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Karina Buhr is a force of nature. The singer has contestation in her DNA, as you could guess even from the cover of her new album.
“Selvática” shows her as a protester in her veins, addressing social and political issues of the contemporary world.
♪♫ Listen: “Eu sou um monstro” + album stream
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Led by the musician Julito Cavalcante, the group Bike filled their self-titled album with eight songs that will expand your mind with themes that revolve around hallucinations, astral travel, other dimensions, fiction and the list goes on.
Psychedelia in its rough form.
♪♫ Listen: “1943” + album stream
Bike on Soundcloud, Facebook, Instagram + beehype.
“Anganga” is a unique album. It consists of contemporary interpretations of songs transcribed by the scholar Aires da Mata Machado Filho in the 1920s. These songs were sung by workers in mines in the 19th and 20th century.
In addition, two songs – “Eká” and “Taio” – are compositions by Cadu Tenório in collaboration with Juçara Marçal.
♪♫ Listen: “Canto II” + album stream
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Instituto is a project of Rica Amabis and Tejo Damasceno who released their first album in 2002 – the acclaimed “Coleção nacional”. Now, 13 years later, the project has come back and released their second album.
“Violar” is filled with appearances of Brazilian artists representing various styles. And it’s an incredible album.
♪♫ Listen: “Vai ser assim” + album stream
Gal Costa is one of the greatest singers of Brazilian music with more than 50 years career behind her.
The interesting thing in this record is the artistic risk she took singing compositions by artists of the new generation of Brazilian music, like Céu, Marcelo Camelo, Mallu Magalhães, José Paes Lira, Thalma de Freitas and Jonas Sá.
As a result, in “Estratosférica” Gal Costa forgets about her rich past and looks into the future.
♪♫ Listen: “Sem medo nem esperança” + album stream
Daniel Groove is a composer of grand but simple songs. He has the ability to turn all kinds of feelings into extremely impactful songs – and incredibly simple ones.
And his new album, “Romance pra depois”, is filled with exactly this kind of gripping songwriting.
♪♫ Listen: “Jardim suspenso” + album stream
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On his second album, Belo Horizonte artist Nobat offers us something different compared to his first work, “Disco arranhado”, released in 2012.
“O novato” seems to be a new beginning in the musician’s career, and it’s a promising new beginning.
♪♫ Listen: “O novato” + album stream
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Luiza Lian launched her solo career in 2015, but before that she had already released an album with the group Noite Torta.
However, “Luiza Lian” shows she seems to be more at ease on her own. This outstanding album is full of references to 70’s psychedelia, Brazilian music, jazz, rock and African culture.
♪♫ Listen: “Chororô” + album stream
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“Terceira terra” is the third full-length effort of Supercordas. The band continues their journey into psychedelic rock, experimenting with various effects in their songs.
Compared to their previous work, “Terceira terra” seems to be the group’s most politically-engaged album so far. And it’s a welcome evolution.
♪♫ Listen: “Sobre o amor e pedras” + album stream
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Fabio Góes is a Brazilian singer, composer and music producer based in São Paulo.
On his third album, “Zonzo”, Fabio sought to produce perfect pop songs and to please our ears. He succeeded.
♪♫ Listen: “Nada demais” + album stream
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On his second studio album, the rapper Emicida sings about childhood, injustice, violence, social problems and especially prejudice against the black people.
“Sobre crianças, quadris, pesadelos e lições de casa” is a record that maneuvers between rap, samba and pop with the same ease, but with extremely strong messages.
♪♫ Listen: “Boa Esperança” + album stream
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Johnny Hooker is a profound artist. His debut album’s sound is a mix of MPB (Música Popular Brasileira, or Brazilian Popular Music), indie rock and brega, a popular music style in Brazil.
His lyrics seem to have come out of exorcism sessions, so intense and true they are. An exorcism of unresolved loves. Maybe we all have something like this to shout deep down in our hearts.
♪♫ Listen: “Eu vou fazer uma macumba pra te amarrar, maldito!”
“Euforia” is the third album of São Paulo-based singer Pélico. His latest work is sunnier than his previous album, “Que isso fique entre nós”, released in 2011.
On aptly titled “Euforia”, Pélico seems happier than ever, singing about love in songs that will fill your heart with joy.
♪♫ Listen: “Sobrenatural” + album stream
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“Ômega III” is the debut album of the Sara não tem nome, a singer-songwriter from Minas Gerais. And it’s an extremely intimate and candid work, as if she was singing her stories by your side, in the dark of night.
Behind this seemingly fragile voice, there’s a compelling songwriter with a deep view of life.
♪♫ Listen: “Queda livre” + album stream
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The new album from Siba has a sound which seems mild, but his lyrics contain sharp political content.
Full of criticism of violence, consumerism and social inequality, “De baile solto” is a cultural work to reflect on the Brazilian culture itself.
♪♫ Listen: “Marcha macia” + album stream
Siba on Soundcloud, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, www.
In their distinct music, Aláfia mix elements of MPB (Brazilian Popular Music) with rap and funk.
Meanwhile, in their lyrics they describe the cultural and social reality of contemporary Brazil.
On their second album, “Corpura”, they continue their quest to understand the African-Brazilian culture.
♪♫ Listen: “Salve geral” + album stream
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Jair Naves is one of the best composers of the new generation of Brazilian musicians. His compositions are full of extreme sincerity that can thrill everybody.
“Trovões a me atingir” consists of nine songs that will make you stop and reflect on your life and feelings.
♪♫ Listen: “Prece atendida” + album stream
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Fortaleza-based group Cidadão Instigado are an extremely interesting project.
They mix local Brazilian music with psychedelic and progressive rock of the 70’s.
Their fourth full-length effort, “Fortaleza”, is a powerful yet simple work at the same time, which only multiplies its effect.
♪♫ Listen: “Dizem que sou louco por você” + album stream
In 2013, Boogarins drew attention with their album “As plantas que curam”, a totally lysergic work full of energy. In 2015, they delivered their second album, “Manual ou guia livre de dissolução dos sonhos”.
It keeps psychedelia on a high level, but it’s also a work of the highest quality. “Manual …” is an album to listen and to travel in your mind – literally.
♪♫ Listen: “Avalanche” + album stream
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The second album from the singer Ava Rocha, “Ava Patrya Yndia Yracema” is full of sound experiments.
It is an extremely inventive and yet accessible record. “Surprising” is probably the right word to sum up this beautiful work.
♪♫ Listen: “Boca do céu” + album stream
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The most polished album Maglore have ever released, “III” is a good summary of the artistic search of this Salvador-based group: a search for good pop in Portuguese that avoids music clichés.
With this record, they managed to reach this place. And in addition to an interesting sound, their lyrics are an equal highlight of this work.
♪♫ Listen: “Mantra” + album stream
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The second album from the rapper Rodrigo Ogi is constructed as if he was talking to a psychoanalyst. In these conversations, formed into songs, Rodrigo Ogi paints a picture of urban life in Brazil’s peripheries.
All with a sonority that goes far beyond the rap universe.
♪♫ Listen: “Hahaha” + album stream
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Ana Cañas is one of the most prominent singers within the contemporary MPB (Brazilian Popular Music) scene. But in 2015, she released a surprising record called “Tô na vida”.
What we could a soft rock album strictly musically, emotionally it presents Ana Cañas as a visceral artist. It’s certainly a fascinating step in her career.
♪♫ Listen: “Tô na vida” + album stream
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Black Alien is a rapper who released his first album in 2004, and it’s quickly become a classic work for the rap universe in Brazil.
11 years later, he finally presented his second album, which keeps the artistic and musical quality of its predecessor in an incredible way. And it makes you quickly forgive him for making us wait so long for this record.
♪♫ Listen: “Rolo compressor” + album stream
This is the first album from Dingo Bells, a band who’ve already been on the road for more than ten years.
Filled with pop sound that refers to the past, “Maravilhas da vida moderna” addresses contemporary and thoroughly universal issues such as work, doubts about life, and the routine of everyday life.
But the music itself is far, far from routine.
♪♫ Listen: “Eu vim passear” + album stream
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The music career of Elza Soares spans over more than 60 years. But “A mulher do fim do mundo” is her first album containing only new songs.
It’s a record closely linked to the current social, cultural and political moment in Brazil. Urban issues sound even stronger delivered by the Elza’s distinctive voice.
She is accompanied by acclaimed musicians of the contemporary scene of São Paulo, such as Guilherme Kastrup, Kiko Dinucci, Marcelo Cabral, Rodrigo Campos, Felipe Roseno, Celso Sim and Romulo Fróes.
This is one of those records that become classics the moment they are born.
♪♫ Listen: “Maria da Vila Matilde” + album stream