In a couple weeks freak-folker
Devendra Banhart's newest sun bleached, acid washed LP,
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (Which was briefly and tentively title "Jewish Anarchy."), hits store shelves. It is a moody, crackly experiment in genre hopping between spanish lyrics against stripped down guitar, to some downright funky material. His signature warble returns in full force, however with a slightly deeper , richer quality to it. The songs are very strong on
Smokey... There is the very Jim Morrison soaked Sea Horse... and the little diddy i'm posting out there for ya called "Shabop Shalom." Beginning with a spoken word intro bringing together two star crossed characters --- through Devendra's flowery vocabulary- then the song breaks into its waltzy goodness.
While some may have already written off Devendra as putting out his best material when he was only 21, this record finds him coming into his own and bringing his many influences to the table. I expect Devendra's best is yet to come. [CD Comes out 9/28 - pick it up.]
ENJOY.
SHABOP SHALOM
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