Album
Portal
2025 · Electronic, Rock
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
Portal is an Alt/Indie album by Balu Brigada, originally released in 2025. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
Alt-pop duo Balu Brigada deliver on the promise of their previous singles and EPs on this suave, snappy debut album. Brothers Henry and Pierre Beasley, both of whom sing and juggle assorted instruments, self-produced <i>Portal</i> in multiple cities and countries, including New York, Berlin, and their home base of Auckland. As with fellow Antipodean breakouts Royel Otis, the pair reliably ground their glistening hooks and percolating rhythm section with tousled emotional honesty. Their popular 2024 single “So Cold” appears here with its bubbly funk edge, and there’s added urgency to the vocals and lyrics of “Backseat,” which charted in both America and New Zealand. “Golden Gate Girl” flirts with synth-pop while dropping casual references to Sacramento, New York, and, of course, the San Francisco Bay Area, before “What Do We Ever Really Know?” channels The Strokes’ jaded cool. No matter how breezy and propulsive these tunes might be, the Beasley siblings make sure the songwriting is strong enough to keep us invested long after the hooks have snagged our attention.
via Apple Music
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Tracklist
- 1The Portal1:00
- 2So Cold3:21
- 3Golden Gate Girl3:17
- 4Sideways3:07
- 5Birthday Interlude1:17
- 6Backseat6:23
- 7Politix4:32
- 8The Question3:16
- 94:254:37
- 10Isolation4:01
- 11What Do We Ever Really Know?3:53
- 12Butterfly Boy5:02
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- clean
- playful
- summer
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Jewel case with transparent tray.
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 4 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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