Hey… Brazil has nothing to do with Norway, it’s very hot and caliente in here… but… Well…  First time I heard Rails singles I just couldn’t help linking them to the old cold shots of A-Ha, and maybe that strangely good aseptic eighties bands that used to play on the radios, like Ultravox, The Cars, Peter Cetera, despite their strong brazilian accent that just put me back in the hot and dirty city of Recife, where they come from (as always happens here @  Not Samba).

The band used to cover The Beatles at local pubs, and after five years playing around decided to make their own stuff.

Here in Recife they now find some room amongst local indie bands, playing at festivals, and setting up  small PAs on the streets of  our historical site called Recife Antigo, the place where usually indie bands promote their own gigs at old houses and bars (DIY).

Rails feels and looks very differently from the rest of the indie bands in the city, because they have a very professional act on the stages and recordings, similar to what we see from american artists – usually Recife’s indie music is what we could call soul music… They just go there and do it by heart, dirty, connecting with the audience, feeling it.

Ok… Ok… Don’t be confused about my vision… Rails is a very good band, and maybe one of those international bands that when you hear it you just can’t connect it with any particular culture nor country, and this may be a good point.

The music is good. Just listen to it! ;)

Their MySpace… http://www.myspace.com/railsrecord