The singer Nando Reis launched, this Tuesday (23), a triple album and a bonus disc composed only of unreleased songs . “A Mysterious Star” the name given to the project, is considered by the São Paulo native as the most ambitious undertaking of his entire career.
The former Titans’ move is, as he himself said in a press conference this Tuesday, swim against the tide and music consumption trends that used radio as a laboratory and were later consolidated by social networks and streaming services. In the album launch video, Nando Reis defines himself as an artist from another time.
“I have a certain reluctance, a certain discomfort with this super fragmentation, this super pulverization, the pills, the skip [termo derivado do inglês usado para definir o ato de pular faixa]of the digital age. I’m not like that and I have this ambition to put a tome on the table and go against the tide”, explains the artist.
The project is in line with two of the biggest releases in global pop culture: Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” and Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter.” The first was released as a double album with 31 songs, while the second features 27 songs on a single disc.
“Uma Estrela Misteriosa” will also have a different release strategy than usual. Initially, only the physical box set with all the albums will be released physically. The individual CDs will hit stores separately, one per week. In the digital version, the release will also be phased: the albums will be made available weekly, one at a time, with tracks that will only be blocked the following week, when the next album is released.
The tenth studio album by the singer from São Paulo was produced by American Barrett Martin, who worked with Nando on other albums in his career and has collaborated with names such as REM, Stone Temple Pilots and Queens Of The Stone Age, and co-produced by Felipe Cambraia, the singer’s best friend and bassist. There are also guest appearances by musicians from international bands:
- Mike McCready (guitar) and Matt Cameron (drums), from Pearl Jam;
- Duff McKagan (bass), from Guns N’ Roses;
- and Krist Novoselic (bass) from Nirvana.
The album release also comes with the announcement of the “Uma Estrela Misteriosa” tour, which begins with a free show in Macapá on September 20th and promises to tour all of Brazil. Tickets for the confirmed dates are on sale at tour website.
Check out the full list of dates for the “Uma Estrela Brilhante” tour below.
Listen to the album “Uma” below
Source: CNN Brasil
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