Devendra Banhart

Released just months after Rejoicing in the Hands, but recorded at the same time, Nino Rojo follows Banhart and his group of merry wastrels from morning deep into the night. Song after song, he walks the line between creating psychedelic children's music and surreal elegies to love and life. This is folk music for those who don't believe what they see.

"Not everyone can relate to what you and I appreciate," intones whinnying
singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart on "Nino Rojo." That line speaks volumes about
Banhart, who, caustic, weird, absurd and poetic, challenges traditional musical notions. On
this strikingly beautiful work, where he sounds like Donovan on LSD (well, on more LSD),
Banhart weaves dreamy apparitions with his catchy folk guitar -- sometimes eve... More >