Saudade (Thievery Corporation album)

Saudade (Portuguese for "Longing") is the seventh studio album by Washington DC electronica duo Thievery Corporation released in 2014 via their Eighteenth Street Lounge Music label.

Eric Hilton, the band's co-founder, called Saudade his favorite Thievery album, saying "it's one of the more unusual records by an electronic music artist.

"[1] Saudade was lukewarmly received by most reviewers, with outliers included a critic from The Australian that called it "a complex, sensual release paying homage to bossa nova but containing a contemporary edge injected by two who know how to push boundaries in style,"[3] and a two-out-of-ten Spin magazine review, published on April 1, 2014, that consisted entirely of a portion of a Wikipedia article about Sushi.

[9] Record Collector called the album "as light and refreshing as Brazilian lemonade," praising the use of "international players who know their cassavas.

"[2] In the United States, Saudade sold 7,000 copies in its first week, leading it to debut at number-two on the country's Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart; this led the group to tie with Dutch producer Armin van Buuren at fifth-place for the most top-ten hits on the chart at nine albums.