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Video: Devendra Banhart - "Carmensita"

Why wait nearly a year to release the first video for an album that stumbled out of the gate? Well, if you're currently dating a Hollywood starlet and she'll agree to go all Bollywood for ya... Why not?!!!

Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon is out now on XL.

Posted on 07/22/2008 | Comments(69) | Permalink

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Video: Devendra Banhart - "Seahorse"

Let's just face it. Devendra Banhart's home movies are more fun than your parents' old Super 8 films. Unless of course your parents let their freak flag fly at some groovy Topanga Canyon hideout thirty years ago. In these behind the scenes clips from the Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon sessions, Devendra and his Hairy Fairies hang with actor Gael García Bernal, kick out some jamz, play with BB guns, throw knives... you know, usual sh*t—all this and more set to Banhart's eight-minute epic "Seahorse."

Devendra Banhart - "Seahorse":

Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon is out September 25th. A new website has been launched in its honor.

Posted on 08/06/2007 | Comments(13) | Permalink

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Stream: New Denvendra Banhart Songs

Devendra Banhart has announced the tracklist for his forthcoming Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon and posted a couple previews from the fifth LP. Stay tuned for more sneak peaks as they'll come two-by-two, henceforth, every Friday.

So says the pied piper (via MySpace):

hi, we've posted two new songsssssssss from Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon!!!! we'll preview 2 every friday for the next few weeks..

Stream "Tonada Yanomaminista" and "Rosa" on Devendra's MySpace page. For what it's worth, we deem "Tonada Yanomaminista" as highly recommendable.

Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon tracklist:

1. Cristobal
2. So Long Old Bean
3. Samba Vexillographica
4. Seahorse
5. Bad Girl
6. Seaside
7. Shabop Shalom
8. Tonada Yanomaminista
9. Rosa
10. Saved
11. Lover
12. Carmencita
13. The Other Woman
14. Freely
15. Remember
16. My Dearest Friend

Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon is available on August 25th via XL Recordings.

Posted on 07/30/2007 | Comments(62) | Permalink

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MP3: Devendra Banhart Interview for the Fader

The current issue of the Fader pays tribute to Jerry Garcia and his "force in music right now—for hippies and non-hippies alike." The magazine tapped Naturalismo's most preeminent hippie, Devendra Banhart, for his thoughts on the head Dead and have posted them on the Fader blog for download or stream. Among his ponderings: Jerry Garcia red wine is better for you than tap water. Who knew?

Visit the Fader to listen to the interview.

Posted on 06/06/2007 | Comments(114) | Permalink

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