Portugal. The Man - The Satanic Satanist

Portugal. The Man was one of those bands that, when they came out, I anticipated maybe one more release from. I expected that like most bands of their kind, they would very quickly fall by the wayside; to think that they were capable of writing an album as impressive as Censored Colors would have been inconceivable to me. Not only did they achieve that, though, but they also managed to exceed the expectations I had for a follow-up with The Satanic Satanist.

The album is experimental in a way that isn't abrasive and somehow manages to maintain listenability. Portugal. The Man is a band that has remained true to who they are and constantly is challenging themselves with each new release.

Tracklisting:
1. People Say
2. Work All Day
3. Lovers In Love
4. The Sun
5. The Home
6. The Woods
7. Guns and Dogs
8. Do You
9. Everyone Is Golden
10. Let You Down
11. Mornings

Portugal. The Man - Censored Colors

I couldn't tell you much about this band other than that they got their start a few years ago playing watered-down prog-rock and (as a guess) not doing so well in record sales. But then, 2008 saw the release of their third album Censored Colors. The album, while retaining a good amount of their prog-rock roots, is based quite a bit in folk, like some progressive version of Fleet Foxes. Strange as it may sound, Censored Colors is not only the band's best effort, but an incredibly solid album.

Tracklisting:
1. Lay Me Back Down
2. Colors
3. And I
4. Salt
5. Created
6. Out and In and In and Out
7. Intermission
8. New Orleans
9. Never Pleased
10. Sit Back and Dream
11. Hard Times
12. Our Times
13. All Mine
14. 1989
15. Our Way