At first glance, “Coisas de Verdade” can be seen as an album that celebrates Antiprisma’s return to the path of releases, but above all, it is a mature and very well-constructed synthesis of everything that this project led by Elisa Moos and Victor José has been doing since 2014, when they released their debut EP. Initially considered a duo that moved between folk and rock, carrying nuances of MPB, Antiprisma has always made a point of experimenting with the limits of the song format. They took their first steps in this field of acoustic sounds, definitively embraced the universe of viola caipira on their first album Planos “Para Esta Encarnação” (2016), flirted with psychedelia and electric instruments on their second album, “Hemisférios” (2019), and now arrives with an organic album with their feet firmly on the ground. In times of rising artificial intelligence, Coisas de Verdade was designed to be as human as possible and to highlight this aspect in every detail, subverting the current context slightly. According to Elisa, who shares production and artistic direction with Victor, “the songs are exactly as they should be, there are no aesthetic concessions of any kind and yet they sound open, somehow inviting to anyone who enjoys songs, which is something difficult to achieve, and this makes us very happy as independent artists”. This can be seen in the themes, the structures of the tracks and the style of the entire album. From the initial composition phase to the final recording, the search for authenticity and a truly emotional connection was a constant guide, shaping each chord, each note and each arrangement. To achieve this, they relied on the solid team of Ana Zumpano and Beau Gomez – drums and bass, respectively – to record much of the new work live and delve deeply into this process. In moments like “Que Seja” and “Um Rosto Desconhecido na Esquina”, everyone is in the same room, celebrating the moment of creating something together and in total harmony. Part of this search for something “handmade” is also in the choice of what to play. In Coisas De Verdade there are no emulators, synthesizers or any instrument that was not played by a real person. The title track itself, for example, has a rhythmic base made with sounds of household objects, emphasizing this search for the organic in every detail. As always in their work, Antiprisma took as much care with poetry as with sound. Unlike other releases, in Coisas De Verdade the lyrics of subjective themes full of landscapes and contemplative images are left out a little. With that, much more personal subjects come into play, almost like small chronicles from the point of view of a more urban experience, as in “Saturnino”, “São Duas Horas e Está Tudo Bem” and “Euforia”, which emphasizes this search for a more tangible work. From: https://revistaogrito.com/antiprisma-retorna-com-coisas-de-verdade-album-feito-a-mao/
