Produced by John Hill (Santigold, M.I.A.) with co-production from Portugal. The Man lead singer/guitarist/songwriter John Gourley and longtime band producer Casey Bates, and mixed by Grammy Award winner Andy Wallace (Nirvana, Jeff Buckley), “In The Mountain In The Cloud” marks the first recording to fully harness the Portland, Oregonbased band’s exhilarating live show.
From the dynamic opener “So American” to the sprawling vision of “Sleep Forever,” the album – Portugal. The Man’s sixth overall – captures a truly distinctive band evolving in real time, revealing their singular sonic vision in its purest and most powerful form thus far.
Since their formation in 2005, Portugal. The Man has captured the attention of the American indie scene with their extraordinary amalgamation of electronic beats, complex melodies, and atmospheric post-rock soundscapes. Formed in Wasilla, Alaska by lead singer/guitarist/songwriter John Gourley before migrating south to the Pacific Northwest, the band proved as prolific as they were eclectic, releasing an album each year since their 2006 debut