Portugal. The Man is an American rock band from Wasilla, Alaska, and based in Portland, Oregon.
The group currently consists of founding member John Gourley, joined by a group of touring musicians for live performances. Gourley and co-founding bassist Zach Carothers met and began playing music together in 2001 at Wasilla High School.
members: Kane Ritchotte, John Gourley, Kyle O'Quin, Eric Howk, Zoe Manville, Zachary Scott Carothers
formed in: Wasilla
labels: Fearless Records, Equal Vision Records
genres: pop music, indie rock
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About August 2002, the band Anatomy of a Ghost was formed by John Gourley, Joe Simon, Dewey Halpaus, Nick Simon, and Zach Carothers. Gourley fronted the band having had no previous singing experience. Anatomy of A Ghost quickly gained popularity, but before long the group broke up. Portugal. The Man was originally started as Gourley's side project and Carothers played bass. Before they had a drummer, they used drum machines and synth-loops as a backing beat.
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"Feel It Still" is a song by American rock band Portugal. The Man.
The song draws on the melody from the Marvelettes' 1961 hit "Please Mr. Postman"; written by the band along with producers John Hill and Asa Taccone, "Feel It Still" also includes a credit for Motown songwriter Brian Holland.
Sheet music for the song "Feel It Still" is published in C♯ minor in common time signature with a suggested tempo of "quick with zest" at 158 beats per minute.
The music video was released on March 6, 2017. An interactive version was also released, powered by technology from WIREWAX. The interactive video contained "Easter eggs" that a viewer could click on to build their #resist toolkit to learn and support 30 different social and political causes.