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Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon - Devendra Banhart
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69 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critics What's this?

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7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

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  • Summary: The latest album from the Texas-based artist includes guest appearances by Gael Garc?a Bernal, Nick Valensi of The Strokes, and Rodrigo Amarante of Los Hermanos.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    90
    The consistently laudable performances and production of Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon make for something that appears effortless and remains engaging throughout its 70-plus-minute runtime.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    The main problem with '...Thunder Canyon' though is it's long - 72 minutes long - which suggests when Banhart let his muse fly free, he forgot to keep a check on his ego, too. At its best, this is subtle, touching, beautiful. At its worst, it's meandering and smug. You're entertained, but unsettled.
  3. The Wire
    30
    Only after wading through the swamp to the final three tracks do we get anything approaching sincerity, albeit of a cloying kind. [Oct 2007, p.55]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15
  1. LoucasP.
    10
    Definitely one of the best albums of the year, "I remember"...
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  2. MattL
    5
    This album was a huge disappointment.
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  3. madsl
    3
    Slant magazine got it right when they labeled devendra "an attention whore" due to the underwhelming merits of this excruciatingly mediocre album...rejoicing in the hands was apparently a lucky strike from a man who subsequently must be regarded a one trick pony...over-long and self-indulgent hippie gibberish...count me out!… Expand
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