Sat 12 DecDoors 19:30
Chats Palace · London
MARIA REIS has been steadily creating a legacy that will undoubtedly endure in the portuguese songwriting canon for years to come. Co-founder of the Lisbon based Cafetra label-collective, Reis spent her teenage years honing her craft, particularly with her co-leading role on Pega Monstro with her sister Júlia Reis, with albums like 'Alfarroba' and 'Casa de Cima' on Upset The Rhythm and whose indefinite hiatus since 2018 opened the gateway for a prolific solo venture. 2019 saw the release of the celebrated 'Chove na Sala, Água nos Olhos', a definitive statement of Reis' almost casual gift of painting vivid and impressionistic portraits of everyday life, conveying all the anger, resignation and melancholic joy of moving on. Two years later, following a string of widely praised live appearances, Reis records the 'Flor da Urtiga' EP with assistance from Noah Lennox aka Panda Bear (Maria plays in Panda’s live band), a sweeter affair, shot through with witty irony, through layered acoustic guitars, lightweight percussion and joyful harmonies. Maria Reis returned recently with a newfound maturity on 'Suspiro’. An attentive and sensitive observer of both intimate and surrounding spac...
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