Rodrigo Amarante mulls the passage of time with “Hourglass”

Rodrigo Amarante has broken free of Little Joy and Los Hermanos for the time being to make a new solo record. Cavalo is out now on Easy Sound and, according to Amarante, was “made during an unexpected but very welcome exile in a land I wouldn’t predict I’d moor my boat for long but that, given such difference and a refreshingly nameless arrival, gave me the opportunity to re-cognize my nature, to recoup my ascendance, and to disclose a new perspective over myself.” Below, A.V. Club readers can check out the exclusive premiere of the video for “Hourglass,” one of the album’s standout tracks.