Jornal de Leiria – Rastilho, from Leiria, releases new album by Joana Espadinha

“It is with great pleasure that we announce Joana Espadinha as the new artist of Rastilho Records” – this was how, on social media, the Leiria publisher announced the beginning of the collaboration with the composer of “Mau Feitio” and “Leva-me a To dance”.

For Rastilho, Joana Espadinha will edit the next feature film, Shame in the facewith support from Antena 1, which should be released very soon.

However, the single “Vergonha na Cara”, which follows “Vestir a Camisola”, released in January.

“Not having shame on your face means risking being who you are, or who you want to be. It means stopping depending on the validation of others, being hostage to their opinions”, writes Joana Espadinha in a note shared on the internet. “I was a shy teenager, who always wanted to please everyone and it took me a while to find my voice. This song talks about that journey.”

With music and lyrics by Joana Espadinha, “Vergonha na Cara” features drums, bass, synths and programming António Vasconcelos Dias, voices by Margarida Campelo and guitar by João Firmino. The mixing and mastering was done by João Bessa and the video was created by Silas Ferreira.

Born in Lisbon, Joana Espadinha studied Jazz at the Hot Clube de Portugal and at the Amsterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands. Previously, she released the albums Inside Out (2014), The Material Is Always Right (2018) and No One Will Take The Sun From Us (2021).

Still in 2024, Rastilho plans to release a new LP by Cassete Pirata.