Some albums are game-changers in a genre. Take OutKast's Speakerboxxx / The Love Below or Primal Scream's Screamadelica, they observe, study, and then flip what an album can mean to a genre or moment in time.
From the very first listen of Rubel's Latin Grammy-nominated third album As Palavras, Vol. 1 & 2, you can feel it's transformative force for the MPB genre. Here we see one of Rio's brightest stars, fusing the contemporary with the classic, soaking up the richness of Brazil's musical heritage. The result is a marauding 20-track epic, incorporating traditional styles such as forró, MPB, pagode and samba with modern baile funk, rasteirinha and hip-hop. The album exudes a sense of freedom and creativity, playfully and provocatively juggling the familiar with the forward-thinking. The tracks are divided across two records, navigating feelings of love, heartbreak and discovery, whilst balancing themes of violence, passion, irony and affection. Collaborating with some of the country's most esteemed artists such as Gabriel do Borel, Liniker, Luedji Luna, Tim Bernardes and Ana Caetano, Rubel takes this fusion of styles, subjects and flavours to the global stage.
Tracklist:
1. Forró Violento (Instrumental)
2. Grão De Areia
3. Não Vou Reclamar De Deus
4. Toda Beleza
5. Put@ria!
6. Rubelía
7. Posso Dizer
8. Vinheta As Palavras
9. As Palavras
10. Forró Violento
11. Torto Arado
12. Lua De Garrafa
13. Na Mão Do Palhaço
14. Doutor Albieri
15. Samba De Amanda E Té
16. Amor De Mãe
17. Vinheta As Palavras II
18. Assum Preto
19. Forró No Escuro
20. Toda Beleza (Pelos Loirinhos)
