A Brazilian band that mixed electronic pop with social lyrics during the military regime.
For a sense of their sound, start with "Só Uma vez" and the early single "Apenas um momento."
X-TrA's debut single "Apenas um momento" spread across Brazil in 1983, blending new wave and samba into something local and fresh. Their songs like "Só Uma vez" became staples, and their lyrics on social issues drew heat from conservative groups under the military government. That mix of catchy pop and quiet dissent gives their catalog a specific weight.
They formed in Rio in 1981 and released albums like "Retrato Falado" in 1984 and a self-titled record in 1986. The lineup shifted over the years, with drummer Ricardo Barreto leaving in 2004, but they kept recording into the 2000s with albums such as "Ritual" in 2007.
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