You Can't Win, Charlie Brown

{{Short description|Portuguese rock band}}

{{Infobox musical artist

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| origin = Lisbon, Portugal

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| years_active = 2009–present

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| current_members = * Afonso Cabral

  • David Santos
  • Pedro Branco
  • Salvador Menezes
  • João Gil
  • Tomás Sousa

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You Can't Win, Charlie Brown are a Portuguese rock band from Lisbon, formed in 2009. The band consists of Afonso Cabral (vocals, keyboards), David Santos (keyboards), Pedro Branco (guitar), Salvador Menezes (guitar, bass), João Gil (keyboards, bass) and Tomás Sousa (drums).{{Cite web|title=YOU CAN'T WIN, CHARLIE BROWN|url=https://www.fproducao.pt/espectaculos/you-cant-win-charlie-brown_133|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Força de Produção|language=pt}}

Their 2016 album Marrow reached number-one in the Portuguese album charts.{{Cite web|title=BLITZ – You Can't Win, Charlie Brown entram para a liderança do Top Nacional|url=https://blitz.pt/principal/update/2016-10-18-You-Cant-Win-Charlie-Brown-entram-para-a-lideranca-do-Top-Nacional|access-date=2021-12-18|website=Jornal blitz|language=pt-PT}}{{Cite web|title=portuguesecharts.com - Portuguese charts portal|url=https://portuguesecharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=you+can%27t+win,+charlie+brown|access-date=2021-12-17|website=portuguesecharts.com}} The band has played in several major Portuguese music festivals and in international festivals such as South By Southwest and The Great Escape.{{Cite web|title=You Can't Win, Charlie Brown|url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_MS15680|access-date=2021-12-18|website=SXSW Schedule 2012|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2017-06-19|title=A volta ao mundo dos You Can't Win Charlie Brown|url=https://www.musicaemdx.pt/2017/06/19/volta-ao-mundo-dos-cant-win-charlie-brown/|access-date=2021-12-18|website=Música em DX|language=en-US}}

Members

  • Afonso Cabral – vocals, keyboards
  • David Santos – keyboards
  • Pedro Branco – guitar
  • Salvador Menezes – guitar, bass
  • João Gil – keyboards, bass
  • Tomás Sousa – drums

Discography

= Studio albums =

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scope="row" |Chromatic

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  • Released: May 30, 2011{{Cite web|title=Chromatic, by You Can't Win, Charlie Brown|url=https://youcantwincharliebrown.bandcamp.com/album/chromatic|access-date=2021-12-17|website=You Can't Win, Charlie Brown|language=en}}
  • Label: Pataca Discos
  • Formats: CD, digital download

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scope="row" |Diffraction/Refraction

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  • Released: January 20, 2014{{Cite web|title=Diffraction/Refraction, by You Can't Win, Charlie Brown|url=https://youcantwincharliebrown.bandcamp.com/album/diffraction-refraction|access-date=2021-12-17|website=You Can't Win, Charlie Brown|language=en}}
  • Label: Pataca Discos
  • Formats: CD, digital download

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scope="row" |Marrow

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  • Released: October 7, 2016{{Cite web|last=SAPO|title=You Cant' Win, Charlie Brown editam em outubro o álbum "Marrow"|url=https://mag.sapo.pt/showbiz/artigos/you-cant-win-charlie-brown-editam-em-outubro-o-album-marrow|access-date=2021-12-17|website=SAPO Mag|language=pt}}
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download

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scope="row" |Âmbar

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  • Released: May 6, 2022{{Cite web|last=Glam|title=Âmbar" É O Novo Disco Dos You Can't Win Charlie Brown"|url=https://glam-magazine.pt/ambar-e-o-novo-disco-dos-you-cant-win-charlie-brown/|access-date=2022-10-16|website=Glam Magazine|language=pt}}
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download

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= Extended plays =

  • You Can't Win, Charlie Brown (2010)

References