Rodrigo Amarante – Cavalo

Rodrigo Amarante – Cavalo (Easy Sound)

Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Rodrigo Amarante got his start playing in popular Brazilian band Los Hermanos and samba supergroup Orquestra Imperial before working with kindred spirit Devendra Banhart in the US, forming indie band Little Joy along with Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, and eventually growing the bolas to release this solo debut. Something like how the titular horse can evoke images of a majestic creature, a jaunty companion and a powerful beast, Cavalo is versatile and diverse, featuring lyrics in English, Portuguese and French and a variety of instruments and encompassing a broad array of styles and moods. Like a musical horse whisperer, Amarante manages to tame these varied elements and coax them into performing a sonic dressage worthy of the Olympic Games.

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