TV Rural are a fresh Portuguese band created in 2001 and composed by David Jacinto(vocals and sax), David Santos (bass guitar and contrabass), Gonçalo Ferreira (electric guitar), Vasco Viana (electric guitar) and João Pinheiro (drums). Occasionally they count with Tomás Viana on sax, Roca on vocals and Manel Pinheiro on percussion. This interview will talk about music, future and ideologies without forgetting meanings and personal opinions - including our traditional questions at the end of each interview. Don't miss this revealing and complete interview with David J. and João. Part I:
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[Special thanks toTV Rural and especially David and João for their time and kindness, to Raquel Lains for everything and to Jorge Antunes]
TV Rural are a young Portuguese band created in 2001 and composed by David Jacinto (vocals and sax), David Santos (bass guitar and contrabass), Gonçalo Ferreira (electric guitar), Vasco Viana (electric guitar) and João Pinheiro (drums). Occasionally they count with Tomás Viana on sax, Roca on vocals and Manel Pinheiro on percussion.
They've released two albums: Filomena Grita! in late 2007 and A Balada do Coiote, a few weeks ago.
Their unique sound complemented with strong lyrics written entirely in Portuguese, turn them to something really special and worth listening to.
Described by Pedro Puppe as "anti-pop for their constant rejection of the composition formulas from radio friends, search for the spontaneous, joke and sometimes ugly. It's all freedom of musicians who come from psychedelic and progressive want to do, with elaborate arrangements and several melodic and rhythmic moments on each song, giving them this big theatrical dimension".
It's clear how creative, how revolutionary and how fresh TV Rural are and that reflects on their music and the way they expose themselves.
They are a really exciting band, I'm eager to discover more about them and their last record A Balada do Coiote it's absolutely great!
Correr de Olhos Fechados is a very catchy and grunge first single, I almost believe I listen to Ornatos Violeta's singer Manel Cruz at some point on this song. The choirs really complement this anxious feeling, it really represents some kind of rush.
I like these type of songs.
On this video, directed by David Jacinto and counting with the skaters João Martins, Gonçalo Vilardebó and Rui "Ruca" Ferreira.
