This is the awesomest ever! ROCKS. For realz. XOXOXO

So many musical styles in one album and yet it all fits together to tell us a story. The intro welcomes us with the sounds of an old tape reel as Fiama slowly emerges from a tiny voice inside the tape recorder. The a cappella track opens the door to the rest of the album. "Mundo" the second (but actually the opening) track gives us long, sweeping chords and full-on drums in the beginning and then leaves us breathless from its hyper intensity at the end. "Mundo" is one of my favorites. "Remember" is slow, haunting and dark in it's minor tones and Fiama's intense, demanding lyrics. The cellos add texture and emotion as the guitar fleshes out Fiama's words to you. "Mysterio" is the lead-in to the more Brazilian-style songs on the album. Not quite a bossa-nova tune and yet Fiama holds on to the theme of the 'Bossa' sound. "Nothing to Explain" (or 'Fala' to those aleady familiar with Fiama's music) is the band doing what it does best. If you are a fan of Fiama, you've heard 'Fala' live. It's a great track to have on the album. "Meu Carnivale" is yet another beautiful melody and sweeping sounds from beginning to end. Listen to this one with your favorite headphones. There's lots of detail and texture in there. "Real Thing" is my favorite for more reasons than I could ever have time or space to write about. As Fiama asks "what if you're the real thing" you're there with her completely understanding... "Pretending" gives us more of that Latin feel and lots more of Fiama's intense lyrics. "Conclusao" is... wow, booming drums, percussion, chaos, shouts, yells and imagine Fiama spinning around and around as the tempo continues to increase out of control. Give Fiama a listen and be part of a very unique sound. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.