(La Clara Sofia / Image Credit: Elsa Leydier)
Marking October 10, 2025, as its launch, ABRASA arrived from La Clara Sofia as a seven-song blaze that picks up where her initial EP Desembocá left off, weaving Afro-Brazilian foundations—think maracatu steps and marabaixo swings—into tight urban pulses, rock grit, and off-kilter experiments. She’s channeling Esperanza Spalding‘s intricate layers, Rita Lee‘s pop snap, Akua Naru‘s spoken edge, and Björk‘s sonic bends into pieces that tackle memory, desire, and resilience.
‘Lança’ rides samba-disco bass into that sweaty chase feel, all tension and no apologies. ‘Subi’ bounces on light snares and a fat low end, nailing how a quick spark turns the world floaty. ‘Ilixilu’ pulls back the production for an intimate delivery, crisp percussion, and a lurking groove that frames the vocal performance, flipping it into an emotive showcase. ‘Bowery’ delivers on the mischievous and flirty side on a sonic level, something that sits between a live poetry read in terms of the vocal technique in the verses and a hazy jazz cabaret on Valentine’s Day.
If you’re chasing hybrid sounds that hit the gut, queue this up; it’s the kind of drop that rewards the replay, roots deep but always reaching.
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