Oruã Releases “Real Grandeza” Off Upcoming LP ‘Passe’

Oruã releases “Real Grandeza,” the first single off their upcoming LP, Passe, due for release on July 19th. “Real Grandeza” epitomizes the noisy, lo-fi, experimental sound with which Oruã has rocked the Brazilian underground scene for years. It’s also a song that embodies a central tenet in the band’s ethos – resistance to fascism. Band member and producer Lê Almeida describes how “‘Real Grandeza’ and many other tracks on this album are from a time when 3/4 of us lived in a house together in Búzios, a beach town on the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The topic of this track was inspired by a real event, when we saw the news reporting that a young white man with blue eyes had robbed many chic apartments in Southern Rio. With his privilege, he left the scene unnoticed and unpunished. It’...

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