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

Rolling Stone — Beck has recruited MGMT, Devendra Banhart and Wolfmother’s Andrew Stockdale to join his Record Club for a one-day, no-rehearsal studio performance of Leonard Cohen’s entire iconic Songs of Leonard Cohen. As Rolling Stone previously reported, Beck... more info

NME — Musicians get to grips with 'Songs Of Leonard Cohen' more info

Guardian Music — The city that defined the original 1960s psychedelic explosion is throwing up a new wave of bands who like to mess with reality. Sylvie Simmons meets the latterday Frisco FreaksThe open-top tourist buses still cruise down Haight Street, their drivers... more info

Altsounds — Devendra Banhart exploded on the international music scene in 2002 quickly winning a coterie of devoted fans as well as an unusually hefty amount of critical kudos right from the outset. His latest release is What Will We Be, recorded in a sleepy Nor... more info

Stereogum — Some 30,000 people over two days crammed into the six-block area in San Diego's East Village that hosted the 25th annual Street Scene this past weekend. That's a strong number, albeit down from last year when people weren't scrambling for money to... more info