Last month folk artist Devendra Banhart announced the release of his new album, Mala, his first since 2009’s What Will We Be. Today Banhart revealed a bit more about the impending studio effort, ...

Mr. Banhart, who says he rarely listens to his earlier work, admits to a degree of progress on “Mala.” “I don’t think I’m getting better, quote unquote, as a singer or guitar player,” he said. “But ...

Even after more than a decade as a musician, folk artist Devendra Banhart is still trying to perfect the way he creates. For his latest album, Mala, Banhart recorded in a “shack” in Los Angeles with a ...

Devendra Banhart is an artist that has long been somewhat type-casted. Perpetually the whimsical, hippie folk troubadour singing about psychedelic critters, many fail to notice his new haircut, dress ...

One of folk music’s most eccentric characters, Devendra Banhart, will release his eight studio album, Mala, on March 12 through Nonesuch. The album was recorded in the Los Angeles home he lived in at ...

Devendra Banhart gave us a brief sample of his upcoming record, Mala, through “Für Hildegard von Bingen” earlier in the month, and now here’s our second serving. “Never Seen Such Good Things” pairs ...

Though he’s kept busy with a variety of film and art projects, Devendra Banhart hasn’t put out a new studio album since 2009’s “What Will We Be” -- a relative eternity for the once-prolific freak-folk ...

This week, the best album-release week so far in 2013, is brimming with solid tunes.--- Must Have: Devendra Banhart, Mala ”Fur Hildegard von Bingen” Best Dramatic... This week, the best album-release ...