For those devoted to
Devendra Banhart, September 25th stands a bit too far off in the autumnal future
especially considering it marks the date that fans can get their hands on his long awaited follow-up to
Cripple Crow. But a variety of different tastes of
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (
XL Recordings) are beginning to surface from Camp Banhart. And with news that more is to come, it is looking like a fairly exciting time to follow the Laurel Canyon, folk laureate. To the goodies
Set to the epic and altering sounds of
Smokeys Seahorse, a new documentary on the making of the album is available below:
Banhart is also offering tracks from the album on both his
Official Site, as well as his
MySpace Page. Word is, he will continue unveil more as the release date approaches. While we dont know which ones specifically, we can bet they come from the full track listing of
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon, offered below:
01 Cristobal
02 So Long Old Bean
03 Samba Vexillographica
04 Seahorse
05 Bad Girl
06 Seaside
07 Shabop Shalom
08 Tonada Yanomaminista
09 Rosa
10 Saved
11 Lover
12 Carmencita
13 The Other Woman
14 Freely
15 I Remember
16 My Dearest Friend
Finally, make sure you jump on your best opportunity to hear the new material when Banhart plays your town this summer.
09-01 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
09-02 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09-04 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
09-06 - Santa Cruz - Rio Theater
09-07 - Berkeley, CA - Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley
09-10 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
09-12 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
09-13 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall Theater
09-15 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
09-16 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
09-18 - Chicago, IL - Portage Theater
09-19 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theater
09-21 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
09-22 - Montreal, QC - Theatre National
09-23 - Burlington, VT - Grand Ballroom
09-25 - Boston, MA - Roxy Ballroom
09-27 - New York, NY - Grand Ballroom
09-29 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater Of Living Arts
10-01 - Washington, DC - Sixth and I Historic Synagogue
10-04 - Nashville, TN - City Hall
10-06 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
10-07 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
10-09 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
10-10 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater
10-12 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theater
10-13 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum
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David Pitz