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Os Mutantes Returns in Force

Classic Brazilian psych-rockers still deliver the goods 30 years on

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 13, 2007 7:52 PM CST
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(Newser) – The reunion of Brazilian psych-rock pioneers Os Mutantes has been much celebrated by music enthusiasts. Now the band’s first new recording in 30 years shows the group hasn't missed a beat, says PopMatters’ Michael Keefe, who awards Live at Barbican 8 of 10 stars. Os Mutantes is “every bit as skillful and expressive as they were in their heyday,” writes Keefe.

The album includes the band’s best numbers from their '60s and '70s records, but they’re performed “joyously”—rather than with the “paranoid undertones” that marked Os Mutantes’ salad days and the military coup Brazil was enduring. The band, which provided inspiration for Fiery Furnaces and Devendra Banhart, is now working on its first new material since 1974, Billboard adds.

Sergio Dias of Os Mutantes.
Sergio Dias of Os Mutantes.   ((c) Sergio *Savaman* Savarese)
Os Mutantes performs at a reunion show.
Os Mutantes performs at a reunion show.   ((c) Pinc Floit)
Arnaldo Dias Baptista of Os Mutantes.
Arnaldo Dias Baptista of Os Mutantes.   ((c) Sergio *Savaman* Savarese)
Tom Ze of Os Mutantes.
Tom Ze of Os Mutantes.   ((c) Sergio *Savaman* Savarese)
The reunited Os Mutantes haven't missed a beat.
The reunited Os Mutantes haven't missed a beat.   (%uFFFD Sony BMG)
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