Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing In The Hands

Rejoicing In The Hands saw Devendra embrace the idea of an album as a piece of work, using proper production and recording equipment for the first time without taking anything away form the real cultural quality behind the bearded Texan's work.Instead the hired help added depth to his music which, while initially could seem like a rehash of old 60s folk, in fact contained far more lyrical charm and depth. An album so good that the most ridiculous-sounding of scenes, “freak folk”, was necessarily coined. (Stephen Mooney)