Adriana - Adriana
ARTIST........: Adriana
TITLE.........: Adriana
LABEL.........: Universal
URL...........: http://www.myspace.com/adrianacompt
GENRE.........: Pop
QUALITY:......: 190 kbps avg/ 44100Hz / Joint Stereo
RIP DATE......: 2009-03-27
RELEASE DATE..: 2009-03-23
Tracklist:
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01. Banda Secreta 3:53
02. └s Vezes 2:17
03. Em Contramπo 5:23
04. Cara Ou Coroa 3:21
05. Pedras Do Meu Caminho 5:20
06. Vida Imperfeita 3:08
07. Diz-me Quem ╔s 4:17
08. Saφste (De Malas Feitas) 3:54
09. PortuguΩs-InglΩs 5:01
10. Asas E Dados 3:52
11. Vieste Para Marcar 4:35
12. Treze 4:43
13. Jassarou 3:10
Total 52:54
Release Notes:
"Adriana embodies the voice of PortugalÆs new sophisticated popular music. A
tall, cool world-traveler, Adriana sings her unabashedly romantic yet openly
candid songs in a crystal clear voice, darting meaningful nuance into each
pointed lyric. She has absorbed her wide travels into each song, as on ôEm
Contramaoö she quavers between two half-notes, like her plectrist, hovering on
the edge between country guitar and Middle Eastern oud. Sometimes she overdubs
her voice in a clean pop chorus; on the on the opening ôBanda Secretaö, itÆs
over raggy backroom piano and keening rock guitar. Her arrangements sound
deceptively simple, with their deftly interwoven threads of folk guitar, light
percussion beats from frame drum and piano fills. Adriana drops hints of having
heard û and, better, understood -- Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Ben Folds, Sade,
and others. With her tightlipped, tight-vibratoed jaunty humor, she regales us
with a brief swing into the past in ô æAs Vezesö... Breezy sing-song pop comes
through on ôCara ou Coroaö. On ôVida Imperfeitaö she visits Brazil, singing
snappy lyrics and playing flute on a lively bahiano with woodblock and piano.
More and more intimate and revealing moments arrive later on, with a special
plea in English, on the classically structured ôTrezeö."
û Fred Bouchard, reviewer for Downbeat Magazine.