Ão is a young and exciting Belgian fourpiece blending saudade, indie and subtle electronica, topped off with the phenomenal voice of frontwoman Brenda Corijn. Drawing on her Mozambican-Portuguese roots, Corijn sings in Portuguese and English.
Ão surfaced in December 2022 with mesmerising single ‘Mulher’, which skyrocketed with a lot of airplay, even on the highly influential Seattle-based KEXP. Last week they released their debut album Ao Mar.
Oh, and in case you’re wondering what Ão [ɐ͂w̃] means: depending on the pronunciation, it could be something beautiful, something sad or something painful, express wonder or plain nonsense.