Rodrigo Amarante - Drama
Critic Score
Based on 5 reviews
2021 Ratings: #57 / 753
User Score
Based on 147 ratings
2021 Rank: #241
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
AllMusic
More than anything, Amarante feels like a Tropicália artist for the 21st century, artfully fusing Brazilian and Latin American traditions to progressive songwriting and arrangements that touch on pop, psychedelia, folk, and rock.
90
Uncut

With Drama, the world is less an oyster and more a mirror, reflecting the story and vision of this citizen of the world making sonic cinema out of personal exploration.

80
Mojo

The author claims to be trying to run away from Brazil's musical riches here, yet the result adds to them, a sublime blend of melancholy and desire.

70
FLOOD Magazine

Drama is not a concept album held together by one thread. Instead, it’s a multiple-concept-laden recording, jauntily knotted by many colorful strings and swings, with Rodrigo Amarante as your most jovial romancer, host, and ringmaster.

Maqtheus
70

O segundo álbum solo do cantor e compositor brasileiro Rodrigo Amarante é uma deliciosa versão compensada de melodias e versos desenvolvidos sob medida do amor e, principalmente da paixão.

Camadas instrumentais banhadas pela mistura de ritmos que vão do samba, jazz ao folk, 'Drama' dispõe de uma atmosfera parecida da qual encontramos em grandes clássicos brasileiros. A riqueza nos detalhes é tanta, que não é exagero nenhum ... read more

ASh1nyGiratina
84

Hi. Ok, so basically I’m writing this at 4 AM watching Olympic Judo so forgive me it’s a bit incoherent. Anyways, here we go.

In full honesty, I’d never heard of Rodrigo Amarante before a project of his that had an 80/82 rating on AOTY caught my eye. Naturally, that was this project (the score has fallen since then which should actually be a felony). I didn’t immediately listen to it because it was like 6 AM when I saw it but a chance would come soon. Basically, I was ... read more

EdFruscley
86

Simply and undescribable beautiful

93

Um album que eu achei muito difícil de digerir na primeira ouvida, depois foi melhorando e muito, hoje eu considero um dos melhores...

fblthp
NR

This warm samba music is so pleasant. It brings up imagery of a cinematic cut of a lavish holiday. I know that's oddly specific but it's oddly accurate. I LOVE the tracks 'Tango' and 'Sky Beneath' and 'The End' is just GORGEOUS! The melodies on here are amazing and the instrumentation remains simplistic and engaging. It's very well done.

treblafreeman
81

Earpleasing.

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Track List

1Drama
1:45
2Maré
3:33
3Tango
3:42
4Tara
4:13
5Tanto
3:58
6I Can't Wait
3:37
7Tao
4:32
8Sky Beneath
4:01
9Eu com você
3:32
10Um milhão
4:20
11The End
4:18
Total Length: 41 minutes

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Added on: May 5, 2021