The captivating blend of electronic music, art pop, saudade, and Latin alternative rock makes Ão one of the most vibrant projects on the current Belgian scene. Brenda Corijn’s warm, magnetic voice – inspired by her Portuguese and Mozambican roots, she sings in Portuguese and English – blends perfectly with Siebe Chau’s sunny guitar, Jolan Decaestecker’s textured electronics, and Bert Peyffers’ eclectic percussion. Malandra, the quartet’s new album – evocative of a woman who traverses the world with mischief, intelligence, and malice, not always following the right path but resolutely true to herself – goes beyond its predecessor, Ao Mar, in depth, rhythm, playfulness, tenderness, and harshness.