Between snatches of harried breath and taxed adrenal glands, our frail mortality begs us to slow down. Distressing headlines, leaning towers of obligations, and the holes that fast living leaves in our memories as it eats away at our sanity can leave us craving reminders that life is more than a series of frantically checked boxes.
London-based Brazilian artist Marcelo Frota, MOMO., has crafted a listening experience in his new album, Tum Tum Tum, that acts as a buffer from the frenzy. Rhythmically confident and seasoned with grace, MOMO.’s eighth collection invites us into intimate moments and quiet reflections. Across its measured 25 minutes, Tum Tum Tum weaves a dream of sun-splashed Brazilian warmth through samba,…