Devendra Banhart To Record New Album In September

According to his website, neo-psychedelic folkie Devendra Banhart will be taking to the sea to record a new album in late September. The album, to be recorded both on land and on a rental boat in California and Rio de Janeiro, is currently going by the tentative title of Smokey, although that will likely be the name of the film accompanying the album. The additional DVD will include a collection of tours, the writing and recording of the album, and images of Banhart’s life at home.

XL Recordings has called the album “half extremely mellow, breezy, one quarter melancholic drone bummer, and one quarter equatorial pop.” Guest artist hopefuls include Vashti Bunyan, Moon and Moon, Linda Perhacs and Vetiver.

For more information on Devendra and the new album, visit xlrecordings.com/cripplecrow.

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