Released on April 1st, 2014, Saudade is Thievery Corporation’s 7th full length album. From the first guitar pluck to the last fade of strings, Saudade takes you on a 45 minute bittersweet journey to a time and place, sometimes, easily forgotten in our modern world.

The Portuguese word saudade, has no simple translation but it bears resemblance to words like; wistful, longing, melancholy, or the blues. On Saudade the Thievery duo accomplish translating an elusive emotion into a warm, sand swept album that conveys “saudade” regardless of the listener’s primary language.

In stark contrast from their politically charged 2011 album, Culture of Fear, Thievery Corporation seem to want to do something more universal with Saudade. Something that can speak to anyone regardless of their political ideology, the peaks and valleys of love and loss, with warm acoustics and Brazilian percussion to serve as the canvas. Employed, on this album, 5 female…