Márcio Local Says Don Day Don Dree Don Don / Marcio Local Says Don Day Don Dree Don Don

Marcio Local is one of those guys who sounds just fine on record, but who you suspect is probably seriously killer on-stage. Says Don Day Don Dree Don Don finds him continuing to develop a fusion of samba and soul styles, and if the result will sound mainly like samba to most American ears, that doesn't make it any less fun and hooky. "Samba Sem Nenhum Problema" is perhaps the most straight-ahead samba number, a lovely and catchy track that nicely sets the tone for the rest of the album. "Preta Luxo" is funkier, with a cool and laid-back vibe and a great horn chart; "Minha Rosa" also features an excellent horn arrangement and a charmingly goofy analog synth sound near the end. Also somewhat goofy is the vocal approach on "Resgate," while "Represanto" is not really sung at all, nor really rapped — it's sort of declaimed, and not completely successful. But "Happy Endings" is brilliant and gorgeous, and as a whole the album is a warm and joyful romp.