Balu Brigada

Release Date: 01/02/2026
Format: LP
Label: Atlantic
Release type: 180 Gram Vinyl LP Pressing. 

Portal is the debut full-length album from Balu Brigada, the genre-blurring groove-pop duo made up of New Zealand brothers Henry and Pierre Beasely. Written, produced, and recorded entirely by the pair over three years in cities across the globe - from New York to Berlin to Auckland - the album captures a wide emotional and sonic spectrum, balancing experimental alt-pop with festival-ready hooks. Built on lush instrumentation, slippery basslines, and layered synths, Portal explores themes of escapism, vulnerability, and self-discovery, while reflecting the duo's deep creative bond and hands-on approach. The result is a bold, cathartic, and immersive debut that marks a major step forward for a band known for pushing the boundaries of modern pop

1. The Portal
   
2. So Cold
   
3. Golden Gate Girl
   
4. Sideways
   
5. Birthday Interlude
   
6. Backseat
   
7. Politix
   
8. The Question
   
9. 4:25
   
10. Isolation
    
11. What Do We Ever Really Know?
    
12. Butterfly Boy