O Tempo É Agora

''O Tempo É Agora'' ( en, The Time Is Now) is the second studio album by Brazilian duo Anavitória, released on 3 August 2018 via Forasteiro and Universal. It was produced by Moogie Canazio and Tiago Iorc, the latter continuing his role from their first album. Em 2019, the album won the Latin Grammy for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album.

Reception

Critical

Pedro Antunes from ''O Estado de S. Paulo'' said "it's curious to notice how the innocence was lost. They're still Anavitória, more optimistic than any other thing, but their songs now suffer. Because not everything is about flowers, bare feet and filled beds, after all". He also thought Ana Caetano was now a better composer and did not put too much weight on the metaphors, dealing with senses and feelings".

Robson Gomes, from ''Jornal do Commercio'', said "musically speaking, little has changed since the 2016 debut album and O Tempo é Agora. But the more recent work is marked by the maturing of lyrics and their evolution as artists."

Mauro Ferreira, from G1, said "Anavitória's sound has been being ground on the show business machine. (...) The album O tempo é agora is the result of this urgency in explore the moment and exhaust a success formula that, perhaps, won't be so effective in the market". He also believes that this supposed commercial exploit impacted in the duo's music. "What sounded natural in the 2016 album (...) already seems artificial in the current one (...). He ended his review saying that "if everything – sold out shows, hundreds of views in video platforms, the fans fervor – is gone in a probably still distant future, Anavitória might still resist in the scene due to the essence that the music industry cannot grind to the full in the albumO tempo é agora."

''O Tempo É Agora'' was ranked as the 37th best Brazilian album of 2018 by ''Rolling Stone Brasil''.

Accolades

Certifications

Track listing

The standard edition of the album contains eleven tracks.

Promotion

O Tempo É Agora Tour

Following the end of the tour with Nando Reis in July 2018, it was announced that a semi-fictional movie featuring the duo as protagonists would be released in August, named ''Ana e Vitória''. The album was announced on the same day. On 18 December 2020, the duo released the show in a film format, titled ''O Tempo É Agora: Ao Vivo na Fundição''.Anavitória libera apresentações do show “O Tempo É Agora (Ao Vivo na Fundição)”
Yahoo. 18 December 2020. retrieved on 14 January 2021

Personnel

* Ana Caetano — lead vocals
* Vitória Falcão — lead vocals
* Mike Tulio — volead vocals
* Jamie Wollam — drums
* Sean Hurley — bass
* Tim Pierce — guitars
* Roberto Pollo — keyboards
* Jamie Muhoberac — keyboards
* Recording engineer — Moogie Canazio
* Recording assistants — Matt Wolach, Bo Bodnar, June Murakawa, Daniel Pampury
* Digital editing — Moogie Canazio
* Musical production — Tiago Iorc and Moogie Canazio
* Executive production and direction — Felipe Simas
* A&R direction — Miguel Cariello
* A&R manager — Miguel Afonso
* A&R coordination — Igor Alarcon, Marina Furtado, Patricia Aidas, Clarice Carrilho
* Label manager — Bárbara Cotta
* Production manager — Isadora Silveira

References

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Anavitória albums
2018 albums
Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album
Portuguese-language albums