Os Mutantes' 'Haih or Amortecedor' An Overwhelming Critical Success
Friday September 11, 2009
LEGENDARY FRONTMAN SERGIO DIAS TO BE INTERVIEWED ON PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM "THE WORLD" ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
The release of Os Mutantes recent album
Haih or Amortecedor is the rarest of accomplishments for a legendary band. After more than three decades away, the revered Brazilian Tropicália band has returned with a collection of revolutionary new songs that, far from tarnishing their artistic legacy, serves only to further the Mutantes' status as true musical visionaries. Praise for
Haih or Amortecedor has been overwhelming from fans and critics alike. And now amidst the bands' triumphant North American tour, longtime band leader Sergio Dias will be stopping by for an in-depth and engaging interview on Public Radio International's popular program "The World" to be aired Friday September 11th on local public radio affiliates.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR HAIH OR AMORTECEDOR
"A joyful triumph" -
MOJO
"Remarkable for its maverick spirit and pop unorthodoxy... the musical delights here are universal... frontman Sergio Dias has conceived a multicolored universe where anything seems possible." -
BILLBOARD
"The psychedelic Carnaval goes on. A"- -
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"it's good to hear a new Os Mutantes record that carries forward the ideals and exploratory spirit that made us all love the band in the first place." -
PITCHFORK
"You'd be right to call "Haih" scattershot and exhausting. But the group aims to sound like everything, and most of what it comes up with is fantastic." -
LOS ANGELES TIMES
"For all the verbal conundrums and chameleonic arrangements, the revived Os Mutantes rarely sound calculated or contrived. Their response to bleak realities is manic inventiveness and willed optimism. When they break into the chorus (in English) of "Neurociência do Amor" - "Let us sing to the rainbow of love all together/Yes, singing the music of life we are all one" - they sound like they mean it and that somehow the 1960s didn't end." -
NEW YORK TIMES
"It's a welcome return to form." -
USA TODAY
"Garagey fuzz-rock riffs twist with samba magic; Disneyesque waltzes trip into wigged-out polkas. Infectious, sun-bleached and psychedelic - the welcome return of a South American institution." -
Q MAGAZINE
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
09-19 Camp Mather Groveland, CA
09-24 Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver CO
09-25 The Waiting Room, Omaha NE
09-26 Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis MN
09-27 Subterranean, Chicago, IL
09-29 Magic Stick Detroit, MI
09-30 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland OH
10-04 Somerville Theater, Somerville MA
10-05 World Cafe Live, Philadelphia PA
10-07 State Theatre, Falls Church VA
10-08 Webster Hall, New York NY
10-09 Mr. Smalls Theatre, Pittsburgh PA
10-10 Capitol Theatre Columbus, OH
10-11 Boomslang Music Festival, Lexington KY
10-13 Skippers Smokehouse, Tampa FL
10-14 Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale FL
10-15 Club at Firestone Orlando, FL
10-16 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
10-17 Tipitinas New Orleans LA
10-18 La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
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