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13 Best Songs of the Week: Art Feynman, Emma Anderson, Steven Wilson, Devendra Banhart, and More

Plus bar Italia, The National, Wings of Desire, CHAI, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 22, 2023

Welcome to the 30th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Marc Abbott, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphires all helped me decide what should make the list and we settled on a Top 13. More

Devendra Banhart Shares Video for New Song “Fireflies”

Flying Wig Due Out This Friday via Mexican Summer

Sep 19, 2023

Devendra Banhart is releasing a new album, Flying Wig, this Friday via Mexican Summer. Now he has shared the album’s fourth single, “Fireflies,” via a music video that features Anthony Ivancich and Julia Crockett of the Stud Country Queer Country Western Dancing community. More

Devendra Banhart Shares New Song “Nun”

Flying Wig Due Out September 22 via Mexican Summer

Aug 31, 2023

Devendra Banhart is releasing a new album, Flying Wig, on September 22 via Mexican Summer. Now he has shared the album’s third single, “Nun.” More

Devendra Banhart Shares Other-Worldly Video For New Song “Sirens”

Flying Wig Due Out September 22 via Mexican Summer

Jul 27, 2023

Devendra Banhart has shared a music video for his new song “Sirens,” which is the second song to be shared from his upcoming album Flying Wig. More

17 Best Songs of the Last Two Weeks: The Smile, M. Ward and First Aid Kit, Slowdive, and More

Plus Faye Webster, Sigur Rós, Palehound, Strange Ranger, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jun 23, 2023

Welcome to the 22nd Songs of the Week of 2023. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because I was out of town last Thursday to this Monday in Washington, DC, covering Awesome Con. So, this week’s Songs of the Week is supersized and incorporates tracks from the last two weeks. More

Devendra Banhart Announces New Album, Shares Music Video for New Song “Twin”

Flying Wig Due Out September 22 via Mexican Summer; Cate Le Bon Produced the Album

Jun 13, 2023

Devendra Banhart has announced the release of his Cate Le Bon produced album, Flying Wig, and shared its first single “Twin” through a music video. More

Aug 04, 2021

Welcome to Why Not Both Wednesdays. Every week, in partnership with Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives. This week, the project that took Devendra Banhart twenty years to manifest More

Secretly Group Launches Friends Of Series with New Ryan Hemsworth Song “Keep Touch”

New Series of Record Releases and Collaborations to Also Feature Devendra Banhart, Jay Som, Ramy Youssef, and More

Aug 04, 2020

Today, Secretly (the label group featuring Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar, and Secretly Canadian) has announced Friends Of, a new collaborative effort that will be a series of special releases from artists, some part of the labels and others not. The first installment in the series will be Ryan Hemsworth’s Pout EP, out August 28th on Jagjaguwar, and they have shared its first single, “Keep Touch (Ft. Leland Whitty).” More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Sufjan Stevens, This Is the Kit, Bill Callahan, Lonnie Holley, and More

Plus Ganser, Glass Animals, NZCA LINES, Fear of Men, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jul 03, 2020

Welcome to the 26th Songs of the Week of 2020. Tomorrow is Independence Day here in America, but it’s hard to feel overly patriotic this year with the Trump administration continuing to botch the response to the pandemic and with so much to fix in this country—including systemic racism, police brutality, gun reform, climate change, and wealth inequality, to name just a handful of challenges. More

Devendra Banhart Shares Cover of T. Rex’s “Scenescof”

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex Set for Release on September 4 via BMG

May 20, 2020

Devendra Banhart has covered T. Rex’s 1968 song “Scenescof,” from the English rock band’s debut album My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair… This is the second single to preview the upcoming two-disc cover album dedicated to T. Rex and Marc Bolan titled Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex. More

Sep 13, 2019

Devendra Banhart has released a new album, Ma, today via Nonesuch. Today he’s also shared a video for the album’s “Taking a Page” that was filmed in Nepal. And now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More

11 Best Songs of the Week: Swans, Grimes, Death Cab for Cutie, Chelsea Wolfe, and More

Plus Bat For Lashes, Belle and Sebastian, Metronomy, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 06, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It should’ve been a quiet week due to Monday’s Labor Day holiday here in America. And it was quiet at first, but then in the latter half of the week there was a rally of worthy new tracks. We settled on 11 tracks this week (we did only nine last week). More

Sep 05, 2019

Devendra Banhart is releasing a new album, Ma, on September 13 via Nonesuch. Now he has shared another song from the album, “Taking a Page,” which is inspired by Carole King and references the classic singer/songwriter. More

Devendra Banhart Shares New Song “Memorial”

Ma Due Out September 13 via Nonesuch

Aug 01, 2019

Devendra Banhart is releasing a new album, Ma, on September 13 via Nonesuch. Now he has shared another song from the album, “Memorial.” A press release says the song is “a tribute to loved ones who have gone too soon” and that it “explores the process of mourning.” Listen to it below, followed by Banhart’s upcoming tour dates. More

Devendra Banhart Shares New Song “Abre Las Manos”

Ma Due Out September 13 via Nonesuch

Jul 12, 2019

Devendra Banhart is releasing a new album, Ma, on September 13 via Nonesuch. Previously he shared a video for its first single, “Kantori Ongaku” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now he has shared another song from the album, “Abre Las Manos.” More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Hatchie, Mark Ronson and Angel Olsen, Absolutely Free, and More

Plus Devendra Banhart, Metronomy, Luke Temple, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Jun 21, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It’s a supersized edition, with a Top 12 instead of a Top 10. A ton of new albums were announced in the last week and then there were some albums and EPs released today featuring non-single tracks we’ve been dying to share in Songs of the Week. More

Jun 18, 2019

Devendra Banhart has announced a new album, Ma, and shared a video for its first single, “Kantori Ongaku.” More

Devendra Banhart Announces 2019 Fall Tour Dates

Black Belt Eagle Scout to Support Some Dates

May 28, 2019

Devendra Banhart has announced some fall tour dates. They go down this October, November, and December and Black Belt Eagle Scout is set to support many of the shows. More

Feb 13, 2019

SASAMI (aka Los Angeles based musician Sasami Ashworth) is releasing her self-titled debut album, SASAMI, on March 8 via Domino. Now she has shared a video for another new song from the album, “Free.” The song features backing vocals from Devendra Banhart, although he’s not in the video. More

Devendra Banhart Announces 2017 Tour Dates

Ape in Pink Marble Out Now via Nonesuch

Nov 28, 2016

Devendra Banhart released a new album, Ape in Pink Marble, back in September via Nonesuch. Now he’s announced a bunch of 2017 tour dates that include a U.S. tour and takes him into April. Check them out below, followed by the lovely video for Ape in Pink Marblesingle “Saturday Night.” More

Sep 27, 2016

Devendra Banhart released a new album, Ape in Pink Marble, last Friday via Nonesuch. Now he’s shared a video for the previously shared single “Saturday Night.” More

Listen: Devendra Banhart – “Saturday Night”

Ape in Pink Marble Due Out September 23 via Nonesuch

Aug 29, 2016

Devendra Banhart is releasing a new album, Ape in Pink Marble, on September 23 via Nonesuch. Now he’s shared a new song from the album, “Saturday Night.” More

Listen: Under the Radar’s Weekly Playlist Featuring SBTRKT, Jessie Ware, Twin Peaks, BANKS, and More

Plus New Tracks from How to Dress Well, A Sunny Day in Glasgow Remixed by Ice Choir, TOPS, Halls Covering Cat Power, Devendra Banhart Remixed by Liars, The Rentals, Gap Dream, The Weeknd, Ex Cops, Ballet School, and Others

Jul 25, 2014

Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by SBTRKT (featuring Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig), Jessie Ware, Twin Peaks, BANKS, How to Dress Well, A Sunny Day in Glasgow remixed by Ice Choir, TOPS, Halls covering Cat Power, Devendra Banhart remixed by Liars, The Rentals, Gap Dream, The Weeknd, Ex Cops, Ballet School, Esben and the Witch, Owl John, Electric Youth, and more. More

Jul 24, 2014

Liars have gotten their hands on “Golden Girls” a cut from Devandra Banhart’s 2013 album, Mala. More

Dec 03, 2013

Releasing his latest album Mala earlier this year singer/songwriter Devendra Banhart has premiered stylishly animated music video for the record’s included track “Mondo Taurobolium.” More

Oct 30, 2013

Releasing his newest album Mala earlier this year, singer/songwriter Devendra Banhart has premiered a new music video for album’s included cut “Für Hildegard Von Bingen.” More

Devendra Banhart Plots Tour

Supporting New Album Mala

Mar 20, 2013

Recently releasing his latest full-length record Mala, singer/songwriter Devendra Banhart has announced plans for a three month tour starting this May. More

Stream Devendra Banhart’s “Mala”

New Album Out Next Week

Mar 04, 2013

Four years after releasing What We Will Be singer/songwriter Devendra Banhart will release his latest full-length effort Mala next week. More

Listen: Devendra Banhart – “Mi Negrita”

Mala Is Out 3/12 via Nonesuch

Feb 08, 2013

Care to listen to a new track from Devandra Banhart’s forthcoming eighth studio album Mala? More

Jan 23, 2013

Recently announcing the arrival of his eighth studio album Mala, Devendra Banhart has shared yet another cut from the effort, “Never Seen Such Good Things.” More

Jan 08, 2013

Last month folk artist Devendra Banhart announced the release of his new album, Mala, his first since 2009’s What Will We Be. More

Devendra Banhart Announces New Album

Signs to Nonesuch Records

Dec 03, 2012

Devendra Banhart has announced the release of his newest album, Mala. More

Devendra Banhart Announces Select Fall Tour Dates

Includes Dates with Arcade Fire

Aug 16, 2010

Devendra Banhart and his backing band The Grogs have announced some fall tour dates celebrating the release of What Will We Be, Banhart’s sixth full-length release (which came out last year). More

Vampire Weekend, Jenny Lewis, Grizzly Bear, Tegan & Sara Make Crafts For Haiti

Contributors Also Include: Fleet Foxes, M. Ward, Feist, Conor Obest, Aziz Ansari, Devendra Banhart, and many others

Mar 10, 2010

Haiti is still recovering from January’s devastating earthquake. Aiding the recovery efforts is a group of musicians and artists who are auctioning off exclusive items to benefit the nation. The project, called Crafts For a Cause, is spearheaded by Binki Shapiro of Little Joy and will go live on March 15th. Among the items up for bidding, an original song by Mark Ronson, a camera painted by Drew Barrymore, and a shirt designed by M. Ward. Other artists involved include: Jenny Lewis, Tegan & Sara, Vampire Weekend, Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, Feist, Conor Obest, Aziz Ansari, Devendra Banhart, Cat Power, Daft Punk, Natalie Portman, The Strokes, and many others. More

Liars’ Sisterworld Gets Remixed

Notable Versions by Thom Yorke, Atlas Sound, and Devendra Banhart

Feb 04, 2010

On March 9, Liars (currently based in Los Angeles) will release a 2-CD version of their new album, Sisterworld. The track list for second disc has been announced and it includes remixes and re-imaginings by a host of notables, including Thom Yorke, Atlas Sound, Blonde Redhead, and Devendra Banhart. We have the track list and tour dates. More

Devendra Banhart Hits the Road in March

What Will We Be Out Now

Feb 03, 2010

Under the Radar Best of the Decade cover artist Devendra Banhart is hitting the road in March, performing material from his sixth release, What Will We Be. We have the dates. More

Who’s on Under the Radar’s Best of the Decade Cover? Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard is.

The Final Cover is Revealed, As is the Rest of the Issue's Content

Dec 11, 2009

Under the Radar‘s Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores on December 18th. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we have been revealing a different cover artist building up to today’s reveal of the final cover. More

Who’s on Under the Radar’s Best of the Decade Cover? Jenny Lewis is.

One of the Five Cover Artists to Be Revealed Each Day This Week

Dec 10, 2009

Under the Radar‘s Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores on December 18th. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we will be revealing a different cover artist until the final cover is revealed this Friday. More

Who’s on Under the Radar’s Best of the Decade Cover? Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox is.

One of the Five Cover Artists to Be Revealed Each Day This Week

Dec 09, 2009

Under the Radar‘s Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores on December 18th. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we will be revealing a different cover artist until the final cover is revealed this Friday. More

Who’s on Under the Radar’s Best of the Decade Cover? Devendra Banhart is.

One of the Five Cover Artists to Be Revealed Each Day This Week

Dec 08, 2009

Under the Radar‘s Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores in a couple of weeks. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we will be revealing a different cover artist until the final cover is revealed this Friday. More

Devendra Banhart Finishes Up New Full-Length

Album Set for a Fall Release

Jun 26, 2009

Set for a Fall 2009 release, Devendra Banhart’s sixth full-length release is now complete. More

Read Interviews with Artists Playing Coachella

Under the Radar articles on Those Performing This Weekend

Apr 16, 2009

We have posted to our website select previous Under the Radar interviews with some of the great artists playing the Coachella festival this weekend. If you’re heading out to the festival, then check out these interviews at the links below to either give you a primer on an unfamiliar artist or remind you why they are one of your favorites whose set you will definitely be catching. Even if you’re not hitting the desert festival, this is a great collection of back issue content newly posted to the site. More

Coachella Set Times Finally Posted

Start Weeping About Set Time Clashes Now

Apr 14, 2009

The set times for Coachella have finally been posted to the festival website. With a nerve-shattering 3 days to go, festival goers can finally agonize over conflicts, geography and meal times. More



Interviews

Devendra Banhart

Tangled in Tongues

Oct 01, 2007

“I’m under the impression that it isn’t nearly as eclectic as it could have been if we had included the Arabic song, the Yiddish song, the other Portuguese song, and another song…” Devendra Banhart pauses as he searches his mental rolodex for the Native American tribe whose language he adopted for another of the songs that was left off his fifth full-length release, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon. Sitting backstage at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz, CA, Banhart acknowledges no grand design in the sprawling mix of Spanish folk variants, acoustic ballads, ‘50s pop, and hairy rockers that compose his latest opus. Add in a little French and Portuguese, and you have an album that reflects the citizen of the world status Banhart has cultivated through years of travels. He has little concern that the album won’t communicate with English-only speakers. More


Reviews

Sep 27, 2023

For someone whose work has often carried the air of effortlessness, Devendra Banhart’s music comes from a place of painstaking depth. “My whole life has been filled with sadness,” Banhart says. “Everything I do in life is to help cope with that sadness.” More

Ma

Sep 18, 2019

Mother Earth, mother land, and our maternal relationships—freak folkster Devendra Banhart returns with Ma deftly weaving through these various matrilineal permutations to reflect on current ills, with songs so effortless and pretty, they sooth and comfort. More

Mar 13, 2013

Since his 2002 debut LP, Oh Me Oh My…, a glorious tangle of lo-fi tape hiss and acoustic vignettes, Devendra Banhart has traversed myriad stylistic avenues. More

Apr 23, 2009

On day three of Coachella My Bloody Valentine threatened to burst a thousand eardrums. As we entered the festival site around 12:30 PM they were handing out complimentary earplugs in anticipation for the aural attack. Other highlights included a blood-splattered Fucked Up, an energetic Friendly Fires, and the incredibly strange Throbbing Gristle. More