You Have Fallen... Congratulations! is the fifth album by Porto’s noise-punk band Sunflowers and their first with Fuzz Club Records. It’s a chaotic yet deliberate plunge into psychological turbulence, where the band sharpens their trademark disorder while dismantling structure altogether. Born from raw demo sessions that captured pure, unfiltered energy, the record embraces imperfection as its guiding principle. Guitarist Carlos de Jesus and drummer Carolina Brandão describe the process as instinctive and reactionary — more about channeling emotion than chasing perfection. The result is an album that feels alive in its tension and spontaneity, shaped by moments of stress, absurdity, and fleeting joy.
Across eight tracks, the record collides noise rock, punk, and warped psych with flashes of distorted pop, moving between eruption and eerie calm. Its title doubles as a sarcastic nod to survival amid chaos — a darkly humorous acceptance of collapse. Beneath the noise lies a playful defiance: a refusal to surrender to despair, instead finding catharsis in noise, laughter, and release. Lyrically, the album reflects on burnout, identity, and the absurdity of staying functional in a fractured world, celebrating the freedom that comes with letting go. Raw, unrestrained, and self-aware, You Have Fallen... Congratulations! is both a breakdown and a breakthrough — a noisy, triumphant ode to falling apart and doing it loudly.
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