Gal Costa

Tropicália at its most unguarded — Gal Costa's voice stretching over arrangements that jump from baroque strings to fuzzed-out guitar without warning. 'Baby' is the one everybody remembers, and it earns it, but 'Namorinho de Portão' has the bounce that makes the whole record move. Recorded in the thick of the movement's peak, right alongside Os Mutantes and Caetano. Brazilian pop that still sounds like it's taking risks.

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