The Gift: Deep Cuts

Jazzy cool meets luscious rock in the fine-spun orchestration of The Gift. The Portuguese band's decades-long catalogue manoeuvres between dissonance and serenity through experimental keys (“Ouvir”) and occasional crystalline effects (“Mermaid Song”). Leader Sónia Tavares nimbly matches her first sweet, then gravelly coo over proggy frenetic textures touched with subtle EDM flourishes.