Obrigado Saudade
Encyclopedia
Obrigado Saudade is an album by Mice Parade
, released in 2004. Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir
, a former member of the Iceland
ic band Múm
, makes a notable appearance in "Two, Three, Fall" and "Spain". Obrigado Saudade
is Portuguese
translated as "Thank you Saudade
".
Mice Parade
Mice Parade is an indie/shoegaze band from New York City led by percussionist Adam Pierce. Mice Parade's albums were all initially released on Pierce's record label, Bubble Core Records and Fat Cat Records...
, released in 2004. Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir
Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir
Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir is an Icelandic vocalist and classically trained multi-instrumentalist. She is best known as a former frontperson of múm, and later on for collaborating with former husband David Portner as Avey Tare & Kría Brekkan....
, a former member of the Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic band Múm
Múm
múm are an experimental Icelandic musical group whose music is characterized by soft vocals, electronic glitch beats and effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments.- History :...
, makes a notable appearance in "Two, Three, Fall" and "Spain". Obrigado Saudade
Saudade
Saudade ) is a unique Galician-Portuguese word that has no immediate translation in English. Saudade describes a deep emotional state of nostalgic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves. It often carries a repressed knowledge that the object of longing might never return...
is Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
translated as "Thank you Saudade
Saudade
Saudade ) is a unique Galician-Portuguese word that has no immediate translation in English. Saudade describes a deep emotional state of nostalgic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves. It often carries a repressed knowledge that the object of longing might never return...
".
Track listing
- "Two, Three, Fall" – 4:43
- "Mystery Brethren" – 10:57
- "Focus on a Roller Coaster" – 4:59
- "And Still It Sits in Front of You" – 3:51
- "Wave Greeting" – 5:04
- "Here Today" – 5:26
- "Milton Road" – 4:11
- "Spain" – 1:20
- "Out of the Freedom World" – 6:30
- "Guitars For Plants" – 4:43
- "Refrain Tomorrow" – 1:55