Portugal. The Man Takes Us To Woodstock

Published: July 22, 2017, 12:54 a.m.

For the Portland band, Portugal. the Man, creating \u201cWoodstock,\u201d the band\u2019s newest album, took a long time. They couldn\u2019t stop writing, and pumped out about 40 songs, collaborating with the likes of producer Mike D from the Beastie Boys at Rick Rubin\u2019s illustrious studio, Shangri-La. But then they decided to throw them all out and start again. The band explains how it all came together after they settled on the album\u2019s name, \u201cWoodstock.\u201d