MALABOOS + TIAGO NOIA
MALABOOS are a Portuguese Art Rock power trio, formed in 2015 by Diogo Silva (guitar and vocals), later joined by Ivo Correia (drums and synthesizer) and Rui Jorge (bass), consolidating a personal and musical bond that extends far beyond the stage. United by a shared passion for artistic creation, the three musicians have for years shared a strong complicity that forms the foundation of their creative dynamic.
From the beginning, they have explored different sonic territories, always anchored in the search for intense, experimental and emotive atmospheres. After two EPs — Plântula and Matuta — they released the album Nada Cénico in 2021, a work that presents itself as a journey between calm and chaos, where luminous riffs intersect with dense beats and sudden rhythmic shifts create an atmosphere of tension and release.
Live, they create immersive moments, marked not only by sonic intensity but also by the care devoted to visual presentation. Over the past decade, MALABOOS have performed at several national festivals, including Ecos do Lima, Soundville, Madeira Art Fest, Festival Termómetro, Capote Fest, Absurda Fest, Park Festival, Sons de Vez, Festival de Jazz de Viseu and Guimarães Noc Noc.
The next chapter arrives with “333”, a single that anticipates the EP Sintétika, set to be released in the first quarter of 2026 by Biruta Records. This new work stands as MALABOOS’ first fully instrumental release — a sonic explosion that reaffirms their energy and authenticity while expanding the artistic territory they have been exploring since their formation.
Ten years on, MALABOOS continue to reinvent themselves, keeping intact the essence that brought them here: honest, visceral and free creation.
Born in the city of Machico, on the island of Madeira, Tiago Noia is a solo artist and producer who builds raw soundscapes charged with social critique, fusing the energy of punk with lyrical surrealism and biting irony. His music — deeply introspective yet sharply attentive to the outside world — was born during the pandemic lockdown as a form of personal release and total immersion in DIY music production. It is a grey bridge between cities of blurred and curved skies, stretching over the stories of streets lit by crooked steps. The timbres drag themselves across uneven cobblestones and worn-out smiles, teeth eroded. Tiago Noia is the remnants of everything that is left to him and everything he lacks.
He began composing during his adolescence, influenced not only by what his father introduced him to, but also by what he discovered after moving to Ireland. He studied music in Dublin and quickly became part of the punk and DIY music scene — something that remains very present in the way he approaches his projects and performs live. From an early age, he recorded himself at home with whatever he had at hand, but only released his first single during the pandemic. Although he surrounds himself with musical companions, for the most part the technical and creative work is done by himself.
The influence of bands such as Ditz, Gurriers and IDLES shaped his abrasive sound, while Portuguese names like Tó Trips, José Mário Branco and Linda Martini keep alive his connection to the poetic and politically conscious roots of Lusophone music. His compositions exist at the crossroads of sincerity and sarcasm — blending social critique with surreal imagery and raw production, always with a sharp eye on themes such as isolation, late capitalism and the paradoxes of modern life. Tiago Noia’s sound does not fit easily into labels: it is a restless hybrid, raw yet intentional, intimate yet oriented toward the collective. With new material on the way, Tiago continues to establish himself as a voice where art is protest, the word is poetry, and noise is resistance.
From the beginning, they have explored different sonic territories, always anchored in the search for intense, experimental and emotive atmospheres. After two EPs — Plântula and Matuta — they released the album Nada Cénico in 2021, a work that presents itself as a journey between calm and chaos, where luminous riffs intersect with dense beats and sudden rhythmic shifts create an atmosphere of tension and release.
Live, they create immersive moments, marked not only by sonic intensity but also by the care devoted to visual presentation. Over the past decade, MALABOOS have performed at several national festivals, including Ecos do Lima, Soundville, Madeira Art Fest, Festival Termómetro, Capote Fest, Absurda Fest, Park Festival, Sons de Vez, Festival de Jazz de Viseu and Guimarães Noc Noc.
The next chapter arrives with “333”, a single that anticipates the EP Sintétika, set to be released in the first quarter of 2026 by Biruta Records. This new work stands as MALABOOS’ first fully instrumental release — a sonic explosion that reaffirms their energy and authenticity while expanding the artistic territory they have been exploring since their formation.
Ten years on, MALABOOS continue to reinvent themselves, keeping intact the essence that brought them here: honest, visceral and free creation.
Born in the city of Machico, on the island of Madeira, Tiago Noia is a solo artist and producer who builds raw soundscapes charged with social critique, fusing the energy of punk with lyrical surrealism and biting irony. His music — deeply introspective yet sharply attentive to the outside world — was born during the pandemic lockdown as a form of personal release and total immersion in DIY music production. It is a grey bridge between cities of blurred and curved skies, stretching over the stories of streets lit by crooked steps. The timbres drag themselves across uneven cobblestones and worn-out smiles, teeth eroded. Tiago Noia is the remnants of everything that is left to him and everything he lacks.
The influence of bands such as Ditz, Gurriers and IDLES shaped his abrasive sound, while Portuguese names like Tó Trips, José Mário Branco and Linda Martini keep alive his connection to the poetic and politically conscious roots of Lusophone music. His compositions exist at the crossroads of sincerity and sarcasm — blending social critique with surreal imagery and raw production, always with a sharp eye on themes such as isolation, late capitalism and the paradoxes of modern life. Tiago Noia’s sound does not fit easily into labels: it is a restless hybrid, raw yet intentional, intimate yet oriented toward the collective. With new material on the way, Tiago continues to establish himself as a voice where art is protest, the word is poetry, and noise is resistance.