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8.0
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All Music
The 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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8.0
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8.0 |
Uncut
The 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. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Irish Times
This record sounds unlike anything he has created before while retaining his trademark depth, warmth and grace
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7.5
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7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
A gentle miasma of sunset synth pads and electric guitars and synth arpeggiators stretched out like paper lanterns make this a hauntingly gorgeous pleasure garden you want to visit over and over again
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7.5
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Under The Radar
Some 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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7.0
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PopMatters
Devendra Banhart’s Flying Wig was produced by experimental musician Cate LeBon, and she has made his spacey music more spacious by closing him in
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6.9
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Pitchfork
The Venezuelan singer-songwriter’s 11th album tackles grief and melancholia with the kind of endearing eccentricity only he can
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6.0
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6.0 |
musicOMH
American-Venezuelan singer-songwriter’s collaboration with Cate Le Bon is a relaxing, low-key and downtempo affair, more mood piece than traditional album
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
Intimate, ambitious and just occasionally misfiring. Print edition only
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4.0
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The Arts Desk
A woozy, cuddly, smeared downtempo sound, wrapped around pared-back, often opaque lyrics
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