#935: Graveola - Camaleão Borboleta (2016)

Chalk up another win for Brazil as a land of musical savants. The six members of Graveola apparently had minimal training in music when they formed this collective as college students in 2004. Originally called Graveola e o Lixo Polifônico (Graveola and the Polyphonic Garbage), they cited their inspirations as “lyricism, debauchery and TV jingles.” Clearly, they didn’t take themselves too seriously. But based on the 10 tracks on this, their third album—I can’t speak for their 2008 and 2013 releases—Graveola today marshals formidable musical dexterity and a flare for melodious and rhythmically complex pop compositions. 

Governo do Estado de Minas e Natura apresentam o disco Camaleão Borboleta da banda Graveola

Com rumos bem traçados na sonoridade elétrica e psicodélica, a banda mineira Graveola apresenta seu quinto álbum, Camaleão Borboleta (Natura Musical), com dez faixas autorais inéditas. Com referências de grupos como Novos Baianos, Doces Bárbaros e ritmos do maracatu, frevo, ijexá, pagode baiano e samba-reggae, o disco mostra o amadurecimento da sonoridade da banda. O projeto, que inclui…