A Thrilling Slice of Brazilian Funk
Plus: music that sounds like the last breath of a whoopee cushion and a pop album from a band of 10-inch-tall dolls.
Welcome to the latest installment of Five Albums, the weekly feature for paid Hearing Things subscribers in which we discuss a handful of new records catching our attention. As music journalists, the question we get most often from friends is how to stay on top of what’s happening now. This is our attempt to provide a practical answer.
Andy’s Must Hear pick this week is a buzzsaw-invoking album of giddy funk from Rio de Janeiro that underscores how exciting that genre is right now. And we’re going even further around the world and into the matrix with avant-garde sound art from Greece, singer-songwriter dreaminess with an edge via Italy, experimental prog-rap from Arizona, and hyperblast pop music from four literal dolls.
