None of them are Brazilian, only one is a girl, and they jump around genres like a schizophrenic DJ, but all the obtuseness is just window dressing when you consider the groove and smart, playful attitude that hold the Brazilian Girls' debut together. Bouncing between house music, samba-flavored pop, and freaky dancing stoner anthems all seems rather effortless in the able hands of the the Brazilian Girls, three guys and one gal who are totally Nublu. If you don't know Nublu, it's a club in New York City that seems to dig up one musician/DJ after another who could be equally at home in the pages of Vogue or the Wire. The Brazilian Girls walk with much more of a smirk than their Nublu brothers, Wax Poetic, but they share a common bond: skillful execution of delicious and sultry vibes. If it's not the feet moving, it's the head bobbing, with everything from Air-like dreaminess ("Lazy Lover") to '80s-styled references (the good ol' Linn drum machine used for "Long") calling out for body response. The "drink some tea/smoke some herb" highlight "Don't Stop" should make everyone from Little Louie Vega to Gilles Peterson happy, while Marlene Dietrich pines from above that she didn't get a crack at the wistful "Ships in the Night." Even when she's not borrowing from Pablo Neruda, Sabina Sciubba is a stunning lyricist, poetically vivid one moment and flippantly dropping pop-culture references the next. Her voice is beautiful while her delivery is sometimes triumphant, sometimes homey/lazy, and always suggestive. The only bummer for those who devour anything from the house of Nublu is that the band's debut EP is repeated here, minus the remixes, but its three tracks work better here, surrounded by deeper grooves and the more wandering numbers. Superb, fun, sexy, and highly recommended.
No - No spell check here...In case you're wondering...How are the ads in the upper left (edit: right actually) hand corner of your Mog page generated???? I thought that mine were triggered by the unplayed Brazilian Girls on my Mog-O-Matic widget so I tried playing the album...But - Nothing - The ad persists...And while we're talking about the Brazilian Girls (& I know nothing about this band...
More >
new album drops in september 2006. . . love these guys & girl (disclaimer: I work for their label)
More >
No - No spell check here...In case you're wondering...How are the ads in the upper left (edit: right actually) hand corner of your Mog page generated???? I thought that mine were triggered by the unplayed Brazilian Girls on my Mog-O-Matic widget so I tried playing the album...But - Nothing - The ad persists...And while we're talking about the Brazilian Girls (& I know nothing about this band...
More >
new album drops in september 2006. . . love these guys & girl (disclaimer: I work for their label)
More >
This year's Austin City Limits was a great festival in so many respects: the weather was perfect (if a little hot), the crowd didn't set fire to the infrastructure, beer stands and bathrooms were represented at a decent ratio, and the good nature in general of Austinites meant that gently nudging to the front of even the largest crowd never once resulted in a firm elbow to the ribs (try that at...
More >
| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Home |
|
|
| 2 Don't Stop |
|
|
| 3 Lazy Lover |
|
|
| 4 Sirč Nes de la Fęte |
|
|
| 5 Corner Store |
|
|
| 6 Long |
|
|
| 7 Pussy |
|
|
| 8 Die Gedken Sind Frei (Thoughts Are Free) |
|
|
| 9 All We Have |
|
|
| 10 Dance Till the Morning Sun |
|
|
| 11 Me Gustas Cuando Callas |
|
|
| 12 Ships in the Night |
|
|
© 2006-2009 Mog Inc. All Rights Reserved
 "Brazilian Girls")
