Prize
Arto Lindsay's a polynational multistylist of the first order. His Portuguese and English lyrics speak dually to the Brazilian Tropicalia movement and an experimental postpunk fluidity that never shies away from dropping jazzy horn licks amid scrabbling noise episodes.Prizeis just that, a full-body and mind assault on singularity, grafting acoustic guitar elements à laAntonio Carlos Jobiminto a stew of subtle horn charts, dual-language vocals, and thunking percussion. And then Lindsay delves, heart on sleeve, into a lovely ballad, always with a twist and yet always powerful in the way Tropicalia has consistently been. His fondness for electronics and samples comes to the fore severally, with squiggles and washes of synthetic sound knitting the music warmly but also challengingly. On par with Lindsay's best work,Prizemakes dozens of bold statements by a man who seems to make only bold statements.--Andrew Bartlett