It’s telling that my favorite Devendra track is “Seahorse” off 2007′s Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon. At once a dusky Topanga folk jam, a Doors-style rave up and inspired psych workout, the song is a distant cry from Banhart’s early catalog on Michael Gira’s Young God Records. Most impressive is that throughout its ramshackle 8+ minutes it all manages to work without sliding off the rails.
September 2009: “Baby“, the first ‘postable’ mp3 from Banhart’s upcoming major label debut, What We Will Be, furthers this transformation from ‘freak-folk’ poster boy to genre-bending rocker — think of the track as a close cousin (and mellower) follow up to Thunder Canyon’s “Lover.” What We Will Be drops next month via Warner Brothers Records.
Download:
MP3: Devendra Banhart :: Baby
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Saw him last month, he played this new song called “Rats” which sounded like Black Sabbath. I shit you not.
1 | Cody September 24th, 2009 at 8:38 pmThanks for posting this up! Very much looking fwd to this record!
2 | nikkos September 25th, 2009 at 8:40 amMy wife absolutely loves this guy. It took my about 4 years to finally come around. He’s so damn good. He slides in and out of styles so seamlessly that I rarely even noticed he’s 180′d on me. I was bummed he cancelled his show in Chico….
3 | Blochead September 27th, 2009 at 9:09 pm