“Freak-folk progenitor Devendra Banhart's second full-length this year offers a separate collection of songs recorded during the same sessions as this spring's masterful Rejoicing in the Hands, effectively serving as its counterpart.”
“Not everyone can relate to what you and I appreciate, intones whinnying singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart on Niño Rojo. That line speaks volumes about Banhart, who, caustic, weird, absurd and poetic, challenges traditional musical notions. On this strikingly beautiful work, where he sounds like Donovan on LSD (well, on more LSD), Banhart weaves dreamy apparitions with […]”
