Fast Forward: Moreno Veloso

Brazilian singer-songwriter Moreno Veloso, 28, sings like a sleepy puppy dog and strums his acoustic guitar as if it were liable to crumble in his arms. On Music Typewriter (Hannibal), the first album by his group, Moreno Veloso + 2, his sweetness is offset by the steely rhythmic support provided by Domenico Lancelloti on electric drums and Alexandre Kassin on electric bass. In addition, Veloso's lyrics flow in both warm and cold, bristling with restraint one moment and full of affection and vulnerability the next. On Arrivederci, he sings, in Portuguese, "I don't like you that much/But every time you leave...

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