Sim e Não


Sim e Não is the fifth album released by Brazilian band Nando Reis e os Infernais. It marks the first time Reis did not write songs under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. He commented that "It wasn't easy. I have always been seen as an artist connected to drugs and alcohol and that wasn't for nothing. I had this as a stimulant for my creative process. For a while, it had its benefits. But, with all that dependence and addiction, it started to be bad."
Two songs from the album were inspired by people close to Nando Reis: "Sim e Não" and "Espatódea". Commenting on the latter, Reis said once Zoe asked him when he would compose "O mundo é bão, Zoézinha", in a reference to the song "O Mundo É Bão, Sebastião!", which Reis had written for his son Sebastião. "I tried to postpone it, but she didn't fell for that. Then I did this song. Unlike my other children, there is a particularity in our case: she's red-haired. And the son touches this bond of ours. "Espatodea" is a tree that has an orange flower. Zoé's hair has an intense orange color because she's very white."
"Monoico" brings "a torrent of erotic images in which a man and a woman mix up until the difference between genres make no difference at all. Reis referred to it as "a manifesto".

Track listing

  1. Sim – 3:56
  2. Sou Dela – 4:58
  3. N – 3:33
  4. Monóico – 4:20
  5. Os Seus Olhos – 3:44
  6. Santa Maria – 3:21
  7. Espatódea – 3:45
  8. Para Luzir O Dia – 3:37
  9. Como se O Mar – 4:08
  10. Pra Ela Voltar – 2:56
  11. Caneco 70 – 6:32
  12. Ti Amo – 5:21

Personnel

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