ARTIST · INDIE / POP

Portugal. The Man

Funk guitar chicken-pick and falsetto glide—left-field path to mass singalongs.

Indie rock
Psychedelic pop
Alternative rock

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

Feel It Still married Motown lift to modern mix minimalism for global ubiquity.

Earlier catalogs honoured prog length and jam curiosity.

Advocacy threads—Indigenous rights partnership—mirror evolving-artist responsibility.

Lossless streams keep vinyl-crack beds, slap bass pops, and vocal-automation detail.

Portugal. The Man grew up in Wasilla, Alaska, and moved to Portland. John Gourley and Zach Carothers formed the band, releasing Waiter: You Vultures! (2006) and The Satanic Satanist (2009). The band released an album almost every year.

In the Mountain in the Cloud (2011) was their major-label debut, and Evil Friends (2013) was produced by Danger Mouse. Woodstock (2017) included Feel It Still, which won a Grammy Award.

Interesting facts about Portugal. The Man

01 American rock band formed in Wasilla, Alaska in 2004; later based in Portland, Oregon.
02 Woodstock (2017) included Feel It Still, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
03 Won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Feel It Still in 2018.
04 Evil Friends (2013) was produced by Danger Mouse.
05 Feel It Still won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.