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- Summary: The latest full-length release from singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart was produced by Cate Le Bon.
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- Record Label: Mexican Summer
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Ambient Pop
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UncutSep 22, 2023The antic hippie of Banhart's early work is long gone on this depressed but not despairing record, warmed by the melancholy, spacy hush of his voice over drifting synths and the bass's heartbeat pulse. [Oct 2023, p.25]
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Sep 22, 2023The pairing of Le Bon's netherworld production and Banhart's malleable talents makes Flying Wig a weird and enjoyable ride. It's a whole new spectrum of sounds and ideas for Banhart, but it fits as one more chapter in his oft-mutating muse.
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Sep 27, 2023Some longtime fans of Banhart might find Flying Wig a tough introduction to what appears like the “new” Devendra. But, as with any practice, the more time you give it, the more it emerges as its own, special self.
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Sep 25, 2023Like the inanimate object from which the album gets its title, it’s just the context that makes it bizarre. A wig that lies there is just a wig. One that flies is strange. That’s true of this record as well.
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Sep 26, 2023While Flying Wig does indeed ascend, it never quite lands on solid ground—which feels like the whole point.
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Sep 22, 2023Flying Wig is a record that it’s probably easier to appreciate than it is to completely fall for. While this probably isn’t a record for a newcomer to Devendra Banhart, long-term fans will appreciate the change in direction.
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MojoSep 22, 2023Intimate, ambitious and just occasionally misfiring. [Oct 2023, p.82]