As we kick 2024 out the door and welcome 2025 with open arms, join us for a series of interviews with artists who’ve braved the year’s riffs, breakdowns, and questionable soundchecks. We’re diving into their triumphs, challenges, and everything that kept the music industry alive and kicking. We sat down with the Brazilian rock act MALVADA to hear how they experienced 2024.
Hi there! Thanks so much for taking the time to do this interview. This is a short recap of what 2024 was like for you. Let’s start with the obvious, how was 2024 for you?
Hey! Thank you for the chat. This year has been a year dedicated to our music and achievements with the releases. There was a lot of work involved for the shows here in Brazil and the singles. We’re very excited to release the album soon!
What musical goals did you set for 2024? Did you achieve them?
In 2024, we aimed to release our new singles with the current lineup and keep working: performing shows, creating music videos, and producing content for our audience, always thinking about both the public we already have and the one we want to reach. Overall, we managed to achieve these goals and have even bigger plans for next year.
Were you able to dedicate as much of 2024 to your project/band as you had hoped?
Yes, of course. MALVADA is the biggest investment of our lives. We dedicate 110% of ourselves every day to this project and we believe that this is the way of getting to the place we want to be in music.
What were some of the highlights you realized in 2024?
We released three singles with beautiful music videos, played in some cities for the first time, and received a great reception. We were also featured in notable magazines like Rolling Stone, Guitar Thrills, Roadie Crew, and Oliberal.
Is there anything you learned during 2024?
We learned a lot… especially the importance of being patient while waiting to release our new songs, which are amazing! But the time is coming.
Have you (re-)discovered any new music during 2024?
Yeah! We love to discover new bands from all over the world. The cast of Frontiers Records is great, we knew a lot of bands from them such as MAESTRICK and THE BIG DEAL.
What can we expect from you in 2025?
Definitely new music, with the album and the result of one year of work, with a new show, we thought about every detail involving the setlist.
Interview by Laureline Tilkin
