Stereogum — As advertised, Phoenix treated Central Park's Summerstage to two sold-out nights of their danceable and occasionally epic insouciance this past weekend. The lineup was a synth-lover's delight, pairing the Frenchmen with the more sugar-rushed and heli... more info

Guardian Music — From Bat for Lashes to Wild Beasts, pop's love affair with paganism has blossomed into a musical harvestThe day before his wedding my father asked me to sew an acorn on to the hem of his shirt. The shirt was red. The wedding was rainbow-coloured. The... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — So... surely buying your hippy-souled surrealistic freak-folk from a major label is a bit like buying organic veg from Tesco? Two years since 'Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon', one-time New York/Venezuelan prince of antifolk Devendra Banhart has sig... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — It’s telling that my favorite Devendra track is “Seahorse” off 2007’s Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon. At once a dusky Topanga folk jam, a Doors-style rave up and inspired psych workout, the song is a distant cry from Banhart’s early catal... more info

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I Guess I'm Floating — The almighty DevBan continues his foray into space-reggae with the first taste of his (hopefully minimally strong-armed) Major Label debut What Will We Be (out October 27th on Warner). It's called "Baby" and while it's pretty clearly one of his more... more info

Stereogum — Devendra's a major label artist now, having recently announced his shift from venerable indie XL to even more venerable music biz behemoth Warner Bros for his upcoming What Will Be LP. Otherwise things are looking similar, dude's got his beard b... more info

Silent Uproar — As previously reported, Devendra Banhart and Warner Bros. will release What Will Be on October 27th. Stream "Baby" from said album on MySpace. Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon was released in 2007. [prefixmag.com] more info

Persona Sauna — Devendra Banhart just premiered his new single "Baby" on his official MySpace page.I don't care what this man does, I will love it regardless. more info

Persona Sauna — According to Pitchfork, the second round of Beck's Record Club series has begun, this time with a gathering of his musician friends recording a cover of Leonard Cohen's 1967 album Songs of Leonard Cohen. The recruited group is made up of Devendr... more info