ras-cal turns childhood memories into complicated family feelings with unique release “Galinha”

ras-cal’s “Galinha” is a lullaby that revisits familiar territory through a deeply personal, emotionally complex lens. The artist wrote the song when they were 18 and left home. It explores the complex relationship between a child and their mother, with love, confusion, and the disturbing gap growing up can create. The stream of consciousness style makes the song intimate and unfiltered, as though the meaning is being found along with the memories. “Galinha” is remarkable for transforming a simple musical form into a tender, searching meditation on family, independence, and belonging.