
words: Neno Costa (freely translated by Raquel Pinheiro); photos: Telma Mota
With a sold out box office the opening act was served by Robin Thomson, founder of the Twin Sons project. The glamorous lo-fi sound of the Berlin based Scottish musician revealed a multifaceted composer and performer, with an engaging voice and captivating soundscapes, evolving with well-seasoned guitar chords where the best references echo. Note for Can You Feel It as an introduction to closer listening by this musician who accompanies Michelle Gurevich on guitar.
Michelle Gurevich had an auspicious debut in Portugal in a room filled with an audience for whom this Canadian of Russian origin was not at all unknown. βWhy did it took me so long to come here?β asks Michelle after starting with First Six Months Of Lov , a song with a Cohenian flavour, from the album New Decadence (2016). On a pre-recorded background sewn with Robin Thomson’s creative guitar, Michelle Gurevich captivated the audience with her ballads wrapped in the discreet theatricality of a non-diva diva, covering several titles from her six albums produced since 2006, such as: Vacation From Love, Party Girl, Aviva, Drugs Saved My Life, Mrs Robinson or her latest single Goodbye My Ditactor, whose sender seems to be a certain Vladimir.
Michelle Gurevich carries a well-resolved set of references, offering her own sound in lo-fi pop territory, which is not alien to her warm and engaging voice, supported by a solid and honest poetic construction, tempered by a certain tragicomedy of reality.

texto: Neno Costa (freely translated by Raquel Pinheiro); fotos: Telma Mota
Com a bilheteira esgotada, a primeira parte deste concerto foi servida pelo fundador do projeto Twin Sons, Robin Thomson. A sonoridade glamorosa lo-fi do mΓΊsico escocΓͺs radicado em Berlim revelou um compositor e intΓ©rprete multifacetado, com uma voz envolvente e paisagens sonoras cativantes, evoluindo com acordes bem temperados de guitarra onde ecoam as melhores referΓͺncias. Nota para βCan You Feel Itβ como introduΓ§Γ£o a audiΓ§Γ΅es mais atentas deste mΓΊsico que acompanha na guitarra Michelle Gurevich.
Michelle Gurevich teve uma estreia auspiciosa em Portugal numa sala cheia de pΓΊblico para quem esta canadiana de origem russa nΓ£o Γ©, de todo, desconhecida. βPor que demorei tanto tempo a vir cΓ‘?β, pergunta depois da abertura com βFirst Six Months Of Loveβ, canΓ§Γ£o de sabor coheniano, do Γ‘lbum New Decadence (2016). Sobre fundo prΓ©-gravado costurado com a guitarra criativa de Robin Thomson, Michelle Gurevich cativou a assistΓͺncia com as suas baladas envoltas em discreta teatralidade de diva nΓ£o diva, percorrendo vΓ‘rios tΓtulos dos seus seis Γ‘lbuns produzidos desde 2006, tais como: Vacation From Love, Party Girl, Aviva, Drugs Saved My Life, Mrs Robinson ou o seu mais recente single Goodbye My Ditactor, cujo remetente parece ser um certo Vladimir.
Michelle Gurevich transporta um conjunto de referΓͺncias bem resolvidas, oferecendo uma sonoridade prΓ³pria em territΓ³rio pop lo-fi, Γ qual nΓ£o Γ© alheia a sua voz quente e envolvente, sustentada por uma construΓ§Γ£o poΓ©tica sΓ³lida e honesta, temperada por uma certa tragicomΓ©dia da realidade.


