PRESS
Devendra Banhart
Various Publications
Quotes
‘A shoo-in for indie-folk’s next big thing.’ - Vice‘Timeless barefoot folk that signals there may be a classic songwriter in our midst.’ - i-D
‘His raw songcraft is terrifyingly effective at communicating the breadth of human emotion…beautiful, damaged, naked and utterly compelling.’ - The Wire
‘A complete one-off, the world would be a poorer place without him.’ - NME
‘It's been awhile since an obsessive, naïve, utterly original musical visionary – a Beck, a Vic Chesnutt – emerged from a private sanctum into the embrace of the rock cognoscenti. But we've got one now.’ – The Los Angeles Times
‘Essentially the only bearded eccentric you’re likely to need.’ - The Guardian
‘One of the more original new voices to emerge lately.’ - The Times
‘Something quite magical.’ - The Independent
‘Banhart’s cryptic lyrics are enthralling.’ - Evening Standard
‘It’s brittle, enchanting and scissor sharp.’ - Time Out
‘Banhart sounds like a feral man-boy-man: his compositions, plucked out on a battered acoustic, are minimal, sing-song affairs of magic-realist proportions.’ - The Observer
‘Utterly brilliant and original.’ - Rave
‘The most romantic figure to rise from the American underground since Cat Power.’ - The Melbourne Age
‘A prodigious new talent.’ - Sunday Age