

Nadia Reid’s sophomore record, Preservation, is our album of the week for our 102th playlist. The New Zealander singer-songwriter will visit us soon – more on that later! – and her record’s been on repeat for weeks.
Bolachas Now Playing, 18/2017 (#102):
Wooden Wand – Mallow T’ward the River
Richard Dawson – Soldier
Nadia Reid – Preservation
Nadia Reid – The Arrow and the Aim
Julia Lucille – Plot of Ground
Girl Ray – Preacher
Waxahatchee – No Curse
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers – Heal Me
Girlpool – Powerplant
Cayetana – Certain for Miles
Pond – Sweep Me Off My Feet
Sevdaliza – Marilyn Monroe
The Magnetic Fields – ‘71: I Think I’ll Make Another World
The Deslondes – Hurricane Shakedown
Emperor X – Brown Recluse
The National – The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
Cameron Avery – Disposable
Fleet Foxes – Fool’s Errand
Wilco – (What’s So Funny Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?
Old 97’s – Those Were the Days
Someone playing in front of a lot of people in the most perfect scenery you can get in a music festival. Photo by Hugo Lima [Vodafone Paredes de Coura]
Writing a review about Vodafone Paredes de Coura is always one of the most painful things I can do as a music writer. First, if I am to judge the musical performances – and, of course, some of those were pretty forgettable, others not even worth mentioning, as there are always some rotten strawberries even in the nicest basket – I can never do justice to how good the festival is as a whole. Second, if I’m to write a review, it means this years’ edition of the festival – and the best week of the whole year for most people who attend it – is over, and there are 51 boring weeks left until we return.