Complicated Animals is an

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band consisting of Brazilian American vocalist and songwriter

Mônica da Silva Mônica Pinto da Silva Driscoll, known professionally as Mônica da Silva, is a Brazilian American singer-songwriter and musician, performing both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie duo Complicated Animals. Da Silva's sound can be c ...

, and musician and producer Chad Alger. The duo perform in their signature, self-coined "indie nova" genre, which mixes

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with Brazilian

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History

Mônica and Chad released their first album together, “Brasilissima”, under Mônica's name in 2011. The album featured songs in both English and Portuguese, and was produced by Chad Alger, with help from Mônica’s brother,

Bruce Driscoll Bruce Driscoll (born June 13, 1983) is an American record producer, songwriter, guitarist, film composer, and vocalist. He first gained notability as one half of the pop band Blondfire; co-writing, producing and self-releasing songs with his sis ...

( Blondfire,

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). The first single, “Aí Então” gained attention from music critics and blogs alike, and caught the ear of Jacob Edgar, owner of Cumbancha Records and resident world music compiler for

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. The track was chosen from “tens of thousands of artists”, to be featured on the Putumayo World Music compilation “Brazilian Beat”. Another track from their CD, the upbeat, psychedelic-inspired “That’s Not The Way” was later chosen by the music director of

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to be played during the programming of The

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in 2014.

Discography

Studio Albums

* ''In This Game'' EP (2015, Socialite Fiasco Music)

Singles

* ''Show Me'' (2018, Socialite Fiasco Music) * ''Times Like These'' (2020, Socialite Fiasco Music)

TV and film placements

* ''Phoenix'' in the

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movie '' The Last Summer'' (2019, Gulfstream Pictures)

References

External links

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