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Like its companion recording, Nino Rojo is about the shared delight of new encounters with music and language and is an adventure in the hearing.
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BlenderIt's Banhart's gift for melody that ultimately carries the day. [Nov 2004, p.128]
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Might not be as mature as [Rejoicing] but manages to reach greater, more varied heights as a result.
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If Oh Me Oh My is Banhart’s most fantastic record and Rejoicing In The Hands his most focused, Nino Rojo is the singer at his most inclusive.
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MojoNino Rojo is no mere best-of-the-rest affair, but a sibling piece of equal intimacy and inspiration. [Oct 2004, p.102]
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It's easily the least convincing album from the three Banhart's offered thus far.
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New Musical Express (NME)No great departure, rather 16 more tracks of campfire folk, quivering vocals and a brilliant baby's-eye view of the world. [25 Sep 2004, p.64]
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Unconventional harmonies and slurred vocals are an acquired taste, and some of the more out-there lyrical moments might bemuse you first time round, but give it a chance.
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Banhart's disinterest in obvious narratives is, for now, his greatest strength.
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This is a record for the late night after a later one; the cauterised throat, the yellow of the reading lamp, and the restless shifts in twisted sheets.
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Banhart... is undoubtedly one of the few truly original and captivating popular musical artists in the States these days.
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Q MagazineNot everyone will want to follow Banhart's cosmic meanderings, but those who take the plunge will find much to feed their head. [Oct 2004, p.133]
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Nino Rojo may not appeal to the "freak-folk" crowd that so heartily embraced Rejoicing and its shambling predecessor Oh Me Oh My..., but Banhart effectively displays a willingness to broaden his musical horizons that will undoubtedly serve him well on subsequent releases.
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Overall, the album is more centered and collaborative and celebratory than anything Banhart has done before.
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It acts as a perfect counterpart to Rejoicing in the Hands, featuring the same elements that made its successor such a valued release, while incorporating enough new ideas to make it much more than Rejoicing in the Hands: Part Deux.
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The WireAnother charming collection. [#248, p.51]
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While not as immediately consumed fully as a whole as Rejoicing In The Hands was, when given time and taken apart to be put back together anew, Niño Rojo clearly states the depth of Banhart's presence, if admittedly, not quite making a clear purpose just yet.
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Under The RadarEven though the best moments here hold their own with anything he has yet released, the lesser tracks show the first signs of diminishing returns on Banhart's previously limitless talent. [#8, p.108]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 15
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Mixed: 2 out of 15
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Negative: 1 out of 15
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Mar 15, 2012Seems to hit all the right notes and grows on you, maybe not as lyrically accomplished as his other work but his voice sounds best on this album.
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ultravisitorJan 12, 2007
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JamesNApr 15, 2005