| Casa Francisco | ||||
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| Released | October 21, 2021 (2021-10-21) | |||
| Studio | LAB Sound inPiracicaba,São Paulo[1][2] | |||
| Genre | Latin music,MPB,punk rock,rock[3] | |||
| Length | 29:58 | |||
| Language | Portuguese,Spanish | |||
| Label | ONErpm[4] | |||
| Producer | Francisco, el Hombre; Mateo Piracés Ugarte[1] | |||
| Francisco, el Hombre chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Casa Francisco | ||||
Casa Francisco is the third album by Brazilian bandFrancisco, el Hombre, released on 21 October 2021.[7][8][9] It is their first album with bassist Helena Papini.[10]
The album was created during a period of isolation of the members in a yellow house (the Sítio Romã,[2] roughly translated as "Pomegranate Ranch") inAraçoiaba da Serra,[3] and part of its production was streamed as in areality show[11][9][12] throughout October 2021.[13] The idea was turning the production process into a "anti-spectacle".[13] The band considers it "the most Francisco, el Hombre album of all",[12][13][6][8][3] hence the inclusion of a reference to their name in the title.[10]
The quintet compared it with their first albumLa Pachanga!, seeing it as more "mature" and saying that their debut was about announcing that they were "setting off to the world" andCasa Francisco was about announcing their return to home.[12]
The album came after a period in which members invested in solo projects (Sebastianismos, by Sebastián Piracés-Ugarte; Lazúli, by Juliana Strassacapa; and Baby, by Mateo Piracés-Ugarte[12]). Part of the songs had already been written for some time, but the group wouldn't feel ready to release them; a total of 50-60 songs were created.[8][14]
The effort was financed with help from a grant by the São Paulo City Hall.[14]
The first single to be released was "Nada Conterá a Primavera", which mixes rhythms ofsalsa,mambo andLatin jazz[3] and referencesMST.[14] The second single, "Olha a Chuva", came out on 30 September, featuringDona Onete. The song was written in five minutes in an otherwise unproductive day in which a sudden rain caused the band to rush to take their clothes off the washing line.[6] The idea of inviting Dona Onete came from the fact that she was born inMarajó Island, in which it rains every day.[10]
The third single, "Se Nâo Fosse Por Ontem", features Rubel and speaks about the "hardships humanity has to go through in order to get here".[7][1] The short track "Pele Velha", whichreprises part of "Loucura", would originallyclose the album, but became aninterlude. "Ocê" is a tribute to Andrei Martinez Kozyreff's lover.[7]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Tenho Mais Discos Que Amigos! | positive[11] |
Tony Aiex, from Tenho Mais Discos Que Amigos!, considered that, in the album, the genres with which Francisco, el Hombre, works "were fused in an uniform and linear way in order to disclose the band's unique sound, an identity which has never been in such good shape."[11]
All tracks are written by Juliana Strassacapa, Sebastian Piracés Ugarte, Andrei Martinez Kozyreff and Mateo Piracés Ugarte[1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Loucura" (Craziness) | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Coração Acorda" ((The) Heart Awakens; featuringJosyara[7]) | 2:39 |
| 3. | "Ocê" (U[a]) | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Olha a Chuva" (Look at the Rain; featuringDona Onete) | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Pele Velha" (Old Skin) | 0:53 |
| 6. | "Arbolito" (Little Tree) | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Se Não Fosse por Ontem" (If It Weren't for Yesterday; featuring Rubel) | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Arrasta" (Drag (it); featuringCéu[7]) | 2:32 |
| 9. | "Solo Muere El Que Se Olvida" (Only dies who is forgotten; featuringLa Pegatina[7][15]) | 2:39 |
| 10. | "Nada Conterá a Primavera" (Nothing Will Contain Spring) | 3:57 |
| Total length: | 29:58[8][3][11] | |
Francisco, el Hombre
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