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- Summary: Nino Rojo, the eccentric singer-songwriter's second release of 2004, was recorded during the same sessions that produced 'Rejoicing In The Hands.'
- Record Label: Young Gods
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Singer-Songwriter
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Positive: 18 out of 18
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Mixed: 0 out of 18
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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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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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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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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]
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If Oh Me Oh My is Banharts most fantastic record and Rejoicing In The Hands his most focused, Nino Rojo is the singer at his most inclusive.
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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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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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Positive: 4 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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JonathanADec 16, 2004
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JamesNApr 15, 2005
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ultravisitorJan 12, 2007
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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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