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Photo by Beeau Gomez Oruã  are a Brazilian band that include L ê  Alm eida and J o ã o Casaes who temporarily joined Built to Spill after Doug Martsch saw the band in 2019. Their latest single, "M é xico Suite," is the style of indie rock song where you never quite know what's coming next. The song starts off slow with a heavy and noisy groove. It's hypnotic, and if the song stayed like its beginning, it would be a great song. And then the disjointed noise comes in, and while the song doesn't end up sounding like Built to Spill, it's going to appeal to fans of the long time band. "M é xico Suite" continues evolving over the course of it's five and a half minute length ending in an extended jam session, and while it feels longer, that's not necessarily a bad thing. Oru ã  have just packed an awful lot into this killer single. L Almeida says of the band's latest single: “ In December of 2023, after an Oruã US tour, I traveled to Cancún, Mex...

Photo by Pan Alves Experimental lo-fi Brazilian band Oruā so und even cooler than that explanation sounds. Their latest single, "Caboclo," has all of the lo-fi/DIY sound of your favorite indie rock bands, all of the noise and sonic left turns you'd expect from an experimental rock band, and the groove that just exudes from Brazilian bands. It's all put together in a way to make "Caboclo" one of the more exciting listens of the year, even if the song is inherently laid back. Experimental, lo-fi music isn't exactly known for its strong groove, but O ruā ar e going to make you question why it isn't more common. Oru ā  says of their new single: " Caboclo is a warrior who came from the forest and is said to be the son of a European settler and an Indigenous Brazilian. In the common Brazilian universe, Caboclo is a runner and does everything he can to survive. "In the center of Rio de Janeiro in 2024, Caboclo received a bullet, died on the spot a...