Hailing from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Luisa Mandou um Beijo originally began as the solo project of one Fernando Valenca Paiva. He recorded a demo tape on a 4-track at home, and asked a jolly lass named Flávia to sing them for him. The tape, released in 1999, got good reviews and encouraged them to continue and form a band, and in 2001 they released an EP on Midsummer Madness, a brazilian indie label. This year saw the release of their first full album, which is distributed in England by Action Pop! Records.
Singing in their native portugese they have managed to win my heart completely with their blistering brass section, Flávias angel voice, flutes and catchy indiepop tunes which at times remind me of the wonderful Lush, especially in the song Bauhas Today.
The name Luisa Mandou um Beijo means "Greetings from Luisa" or literally "Luisa sent a kiss", and the lyrics are about love, art and Rio de Janeiro. Fernando, who is a great admirer of Dadaism, confesses to writing the lyrics accordingly, and that each person should freely interpret them as they like. It's all the same to me, I don't understand a word, but the music speaks to me regardless, and I hope it will catch the attention of you too, it certanly deserves an audience.
Luisa Mandou um Beijo - Amarelinha
Luisa Mandou um Beijo - Bauhaus Today
Luisa Mandou um Beijo - Anselmo
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