[PREMIERE] Complicated Animals: Phoenix (Music Video)

Complicated Animals make music that glistens in sunshine. Their self-coined genre, Indie Nova, beautifully showcases the magic that happens when Indie Pop and vintage Brazilian Bossa Nova come together to tell a story. Brazilian American songstress, Monica da Silva, and musician and producer, Chad Alger first came together while living in Chicago. They survived the blizzards by drinking obscene amounts of red wine and black coffee. Somewhere in that haze, Chad picked up a guitar, Monica made up some lyrics, and the songs they crafted transported them far away from snow, to the beaches of Brazil.

Their first album “Brasilissima” came out under da Silva’s name in 2011, and featured songs in both of Monica’s native languages, English and Portuguese. Single “Aí Então” was picked up by Putumayo World Music for their compilation “Brazilian Beat”, and the psychedelic track “That’s Not The Way”, pumped up the crowds during The World Cup in Brazil last year.

Complicated Animals dropped their debut release “In This Game” under their new handle earlier this year. “Phoenix”, the 1st Single from the EP, is a hypnotic, upbeat indie pop song with vamping piano, a strong beat, and sexy vocals. “I woke up with the idea for ‘Phoenix’ in my head. I’ve always felt very drawn to the story of the Phoenix, because it is such a strong symbol of rebirth,” says da Silva. “With 2015 coming to a close, we thought it was the perfect time to launch this video. Lots of new things are lurking just around the corner.”

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