A few months ago, I was riding around Richmond with one of my friends, when his iPod blessed my ears with something refreshing. That day was almost magical for the fact that I had discovered the soul-stirring Little Yellow Spiders by Devendra Banhart. Always accepting of most of the music I hear, I was an instant fan. The way that animals were personified by Devendra's uniquely folkful voice made me fall in love with every creature that he sang about.
Although the use of personification in music is nothing new, I feel as though Devendra kicked it up a notch with his ode to nature. It would almost be a perfect for some Disney movie about animated creatures if it was not for a few choice words. For anyone who has not flooded their eardrums with Devendra's offerings of the New Weird America genre, you are definitely missing out. I saw him perform at The National in Richmond this summer... he most certainly lives up to the hype.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9qdKGchFXI
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