Tonyxx

There is no doubt that Arnaldo Antunes is a part of Brazil's musical history. First with Titãs, then with Tribalistas, and with 18 albums to his name along with collaborations across the Brazilian music universe, from Marisa Monte to Carlinhos Brown, to João Donato to Arto Lindsay, he has been riding the wave of Brazilian music since 1979. A historical father of rock in Brazil, at 58 years old he has traversed all musical genres with his distinctive voice. Moreover, Antunes is not just a musician but also a poet and a visual artist, capable, with his multifaceted nature, of giving us a different album each time. With this record, censored by state media, he returns to song form in its simplest sense. No drums or percussion, just guitar, piano, and a series of very sweet melodies, some intimate and others projected onto reality, all usually very short. It is a minimalist album that sees familial affection as a way out from a disappointing Brazil, one that shows little respect for the environment and minorities, corrupted and ruined by the adoration of money, which Antunes observes with his disenchanted gaze. O Real Resiste highlights the great artistic and poetic depth of Arnaldo Antunes, who proves once again that he is capable of soaring high.

That in the universe of rock there are excellent bands that are completely unknown is not new, and we all know that often success comes from commercial policies or fortunate circumstances, sometimes more than deserved. This is not the case with Devil Doll because if luck is blind and has kept its distance from them, unfortunately, we can say the same for "bad luck." We'll see why later. The fact is that these Devil Doll are fundamentally Ms. Colleen Duffy, who drags behind her an adolescence filled with drugs, alcohol, and violence, and a punk past that she has never renounced, clearly felt in her songs. Accompanied by a group of top-notch musicians (Jon Button, ex-Who), Colleen Duffy has a voice like few others, a mix of Dita von Teese and Julie London, with husky tones reminiscent of Wanda Jackson at her best. And the music? Here's the interesting part because if you think you can label it somewhere, you're gravely mistaken. She can effortlessly transition from rockabilly, to blues, to punk, to rock, to jazz, adding to each piece a touch of her own personality and originality. Unclassifiable is the right term. And what about bad luck? With all the talent she carried, Colleen Duffy woke up in 2014 in a wheelchair. After years of therapy, Colleen Duffy is back, and we eagerly await her new album set to be released in April 2020, titled "Lover & a Fighter."