Claridão
Silva
2012
Rankings
Why This Album Matters
Claridão marks the powerful debut of the Capixaba singer and songwriter Silva, released in 2012. The album is a manifesto of the creative energy of the young musician, who in a short time was able to forge an unmistakable sonic signature. Revealing a sound that is both different and profoundly contemporary, the work captured the public's attention for the originality of its artistic proposition. Through its tracks, Claridão presents a distinct soundscape that established Silva as an innovative voice in the Brazilian music scene, delineating a style that echoes the vivacity and modernity of his musical vision.
Context
Silva's trajectory towards Claridão began to take shape in 2012, when the artist, then known as Lúcio Silva, independently released an online EP, titled 2012, containing six tracks. The quality and singularity of the sound quickly generated a buzz online, boosting the project's visibility. The growing repercussion led Silva to important stages, such as that of the Sónar SP festival, where he performed the second show of his career to an audience of over 30,000 people, sharing the stage with international names like Cee Lo Green and James Blake. Considered a true revelation, Silva expanded the EP with six more unreleased tracks, resulting in a cohesive album with perfect synchronicity, which consolidated the attention he had garnered.
Legacy
Claridão, since its release on 9 October 2012, has demonstrated notable commercial success. For the album's promotion, the single "Mais Cedo" was made available on iTunes and quickly ascended, remaining for several weeks at the top of the most downloaded songs. The album itself followed the same path to success, featuring among the ten most downloaded on iTunes in its release week, demonstrating the public's strong reception to Silva's musical proposition.
Tracks
Credits
Silva
Lucas Silva, Silva
Matt Colton
Jeremy Park
Rob Carmichael
Jorge Bispo
Analyses
Claridão – Wikipedia
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Silva - Claridão (2012) | cenaindie
cenaindie.com
Claridão (2012) is the debut album by Lúcio da Silva Souza, known as Silva. After the success of his first EP, the artist from Espírito Santo solidifies his position as one of the most important names in the new generation of Brazilian music.
Resenha do Vinil: Silva - "Claridão" | TMDQA!
tenhomaisdiscosqueamigos.com
Claridão is a 2012 album, composed of musical textures that intertwine to form solid moods that strongly remind us of the 80s with a new 21st-century guise. The reverb on the voice and the constant use of synthesizers create a mixture of returning to the past and being in the present.
Disco: "Claridão", Silva - Música Instantânea
musicainstantanea.com.br
While the musician has undeniably grown in the eyes of the public, there was still a tangible result missing to definitively mark this performance and transformation, a feat that Silva now proves with the arrival of Claridão (2012, SLAP), the definitive debut of his career.
#59 - Silva - Claridão (2012) - Ranking dos (meus) 107 Melhores Discos ...
tudooqueeutenhoadizersobremusica.blogspot.com
In his debut album, Silva pointed the way for the salvation of 21st-century Brazilian indie pop song and, although it was highly valued by critics, the paths opened were not trodden by other artists, nor by the artist himself in his subsequent releases.
