Devendra Banhart - Nino Rojo

Devendra Banhart (Born 30 May, 1981 in Houston, Texas but raised in Venezuela) is an avant-folk singer-songwriter whose first few records were released on the Young God Records label from New York City; his most recent CD was released by XL Recordings. He is one of the most popular artists to come out of the "New Weird America" movement that includes performers such as Faun Fables, Viking Moses, Jack Rose, Jana Hunter, the MV + EE Medicine Show, Currituck Co., Six Organs of Admittance, We the Royal, and many others. He is also a member of the group Vetiver.
Banhart is compared to disparate artists as Marc Bolan and Syd Barrett in his often loopy and whimsical lyricism. However his most poetic and emotive work embodies a romanticism remnant of Nick Drake. His music tends to consist of fairly simple guitar melodies with minimal other instrumentation, and his lyrics are often surreal and naturalistic. His involvement in the Los Angeles artist community is reflected in "Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon", released in Sept. 2007; whereas the album's rich instrumentals and variety of tunes are reminiscent of Beck, a recent collaborator.
Banhart was 'discovered' by Michael Gira of Swans, who released his Oh Me Oh My... album on his own Young God Records label in 2002. In 2005, he (along with Andy Cabic and Revolver USA) created the Gnomonsong record label.
His most recent tour of the United States saw him perform with a full band, which included Andy Cabic, Otto Hauser (Currituck Co., Espers), Kevin Barker (Currituck Co.), Noah Georgeson, and others.
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