Thievery Corporation – Saudade (ESL Music)

Thievery Corporation, one of the most influential and respected names on the electronic/dance music scene, are pleased to announce their seventh studio album, ‘Saudade,’ their first record devoted entirely to the Brazilian-born genre that first connected the duo.

‘Saudade’ borrows its title from a Portuguese word meaning “a longing for something or someone that is lost, a contented melancholy, or, simply, the presence of absence.” Drawing influence from classic Brazilian performers like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gal Costa, and Luis Bonfá—along with Serge Gainsbourg, Ennio Morricone, and more modern artists like electro-samba pioneer Isabelle Antena—Saudade achieves its delicate yet deeply sensuous sound with the help of more than a dozen guest musicians. With each track sung by one of five female vocalists (including longtime Thievery cohort LouLou Ghelichkhani, newcomer Elin Melgarejo, Nouvelle Vague singer Karina Zeviani, Argentine chanteuse Natalia Clavier, and former Bitter:Sweet singer/songwriter Shana Halligan), the endlessly mesmerizing album also features such guests as U.N.K.L.E. drummer Michael Lowery, Argentine singer/songwriter Federico Aubele, and master Brazilian percussionist Roberto Santos.

“We always try to progress into something different and stretch our musical chops, and taking a whole album to dive into this one sound seemed like a really great way to do that,” says Eric Hilton. Adds Rob Garza: “It’s a bit of a departure for us, but at the same time these are our roots, this is what brought us together. It’s us coming full circle from electronic music back to something organic before we move on to our next chapter.”

Label: ESL Music
Format: LP
Cat: ESL 2201
Genre: Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
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Track Listings
1. De’collage (feat. Lou Lou Ghelichkhani)
2. Meu Nego (feat. Karina Zeviani)
3. Firelight (feat. Lou Lou Ghelichkhani)
4. Quem Me Leva (feat. Elin Melgarejo)
5. Sola In Citta (feat. Elin Melgarejo)
6. No More Disguise (feat. Lou Lou Ghelichkhani)
7. Saudade
8. Claridad (feat. Natalia Clavier)
9. Nos Dois (feat. Karina Zeviani)
10. Le Coeur (feat. Lou Lou Ghelichkhani)
11. Para Sempre (feat. Elin Melgarejo)
12. Bateau Rouge (feat. Lou Lou Ghelichkhani)
13. Depth of My Soul (feat. Shana Halligan)

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