Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
A 2007 album with more instruments and more styles than the records before it, dedicated to Alice Coltrane, Malachi Ritscher and Elliott Smith.
Devendra Banhart, 2007
- Released
- September 25, 2007
- Recorded
- Topanga Canyon, California
- Label
- XL Recordings
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon was released on September 25, 2007, and recorded in Topanga Canyon in Southern California. It used more instrumentation than the earlier records and more genre experimentation. The album is dedicated to Alice Coltrane, Malachi Ritscher and Elliott Smith, and the liner notes thank Smith's studio, New Monkey.
It charted at No. 115 on the Billboard 200. Rolling Stone placed it at No. 19 on its list of the top 50 albums of 2007 and "Seahorse" at No. 69 on its list of the 100 best songs of the year. "Lover" was featured in the soundtrack of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, a film in which Banhart appeared in a cameo. The band on the record was listed as Banhart, Noah Georgeson, Luckey Remington, Pete Newsom, Greg Rogove, Rodrigo Amarante and Andy Cabic, with Mike Davis on trumpet, Noah Gladstone on trombone and Amy Tatum on flutes and tenor saxophone.
Track listing
- Cristobal4:30
- So Long Old Bean2:56
- Samba Vexillographica4:49
- Seahorse8:04
- Bad Girl4:48
- Seaside4:36
- Shabop Shalom4:38
- Tonada Yanomaminista2:56
- Rosa5:08
- Saved5:33
- Lover3:43
- Carmensita4:49
- The Other Woman3:49
- Freely4:59
- I Remember4:25
- My Dearest Friend2:36
Personnel
- Devendra Banhart band
- Noah Georgeson band
- Luckey Remington band
- Pete Newsom band
- Greg Rogove band
- Rodrigo Amarante band
- Andy Cabic band
- Mike Davis trumpet
- Noah Gladstone trombone
- Amy Tatum flutes, tenor saxophone
More from Devendra Banhart
Rejoicing in the Hands (2004), Niño Rojo (2004), Cripple Crow (2005), Mala (2013)
Sources
- Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon, Wikipedia
- Devendra Banhart, Wikipedia