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What Will We Be - Devendra Banhart
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69 out of 100

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7.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: The first album on his new label for the folk singer was co-produced with Paul Butler.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 25
  3. Negative: 1 out of 25
  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    On this, his major-label bow, the (now beardless!) prince of freak-folk has harnessed his many left-field tics and energies to craft his most elegantly driven work yet.
  2. Mojo
    60
    For every throughly relised composition, there is a meandering fragment, great only as far as it goes. [Nov 2009, p.90]
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  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    30
    What Will We Be is a better, more realized album, but it's still a dud, filled with mediocre, half-composed songs and tediously unfocused songwriting.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. KateM
    10
    This is an album that cannot be skimmed through. Listening to each individual is a treat to the ears- they start off slow and soft, but there's always a twist towards the middle and end, such as Chin Chin Muck Muck. First Song for B is the best example of this. The end is absolutely beautiful and heart felt. WWWB is a fantastic album- it is still very Banhart, though the development expected from artists who have created several albums is clear.… Expand
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  2. Rikardsen
    9
    First I wasn't sure about WWWB, he has some amazing albums and this one sounded a bit different, but its an inspiration. Whether its the music or the lyrics the albums positive message jingles and jangles along, Foolin, Chin Chin and Rats are especially good. Sometimes it can sound a little drawn out but it grows on you as you realise the Devendra worldly style.… Expand
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