Bratislava

Bratislava is a Brazilian rock band formed in São Paulo in 2010. The current line-up consists of Victor Meira (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer), Jonas Andrade (guitar), José Roberto Orlando (bass) and Lucas Felipe Franco (drums). Their second album, Um Pouco Mais de Silêncio, released in a fanzine format, was featured in various 2015 "best of" lists by specialized sites (Brasileiríssimos, Embrulhador, Rockinpress, O Jardim Elétrico). Newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo considered the band one of the musical bets for 2016. History Bratislava started in 2009 when brothers Victor (born in Bahia) and Alexandre Meira wanted to provide an outflow for their musical ideas they'd been developing prior to establishing the band. In 2011, the band released its first record, the EP Longe do Sono ("Away from Sleepiness") recorded and released independently. Their debut album, Carne ("Meat") would come the following year, bringing many topics in its lyrics. The title alludes to one of the stories of the Brazilian comic book Mundo Pet (2004), by Lourenço Mutarelli, in which the character starts having hallucinations caused by memories contained in the meat of the animals he feeds on. The album's promotional cycle involved many live sessions and related material. The quartet started the project Converse Rubber Tracks in Brazil in February 2014, performing the first show.