Artist Bio
Devendra Banhart, a musician and visual artist who exploded on the international music scene in 2002 quickly winning a coterie of devoted fans as well as an unusually hefty amount of critical kudos right from the outset.Over the next few years, he recorded a series of ground-breaking albums supported by international touring that earned him a devoted following and critical acclaim the world over. Past releases include Rejoicing In The Hands, Nino Rojo, Cripple Crow and Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon.
His latest release is What Will We Be, recorded in a sleepy Northern California town throughout the Spring of 2009 co-produced by Paul Butler (from UK outfit Band Of Bees).
What Will We Be has a sunny, breezy feel with performances that evoke warm, lazy afternoons spent with good friends. The album is dominated by powerfully melodic, mid-tempo numbers played with relaxed expertise. But there's also ambitious stylistic range displayed with the inclusion of evanescent ballads.
Besides making his own albums, Banhart has recorded a wealth of material exclusively for tribute albums, compilations and benefit collections. He has collaborated with Beck on the title track of Todd Solonz’s latest film Life During Wartime. Also at the request of Noel Gallagher, he and his regular bandmates recorded a remix of "Get Off Your High Horse Lady" from the latest Oasis album.
Devendra Banhart has emerged as one of the most fascinating, unpredictable and inspiring artists of his generation and with What Will We Be he continues to surprise and delight an ever-increasing audience of fans and critics alike.
For more on Devendra visit his website at http://www.myspace.com/devendrabanhart
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