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The songs are political they’re embedded in indigenous, magical lore and they deal with popular themes of the ’60s that continue, like time travel and technology.

It’s reminiscent even of acoustic Sleater-Kinney tunes. The songs sound almost like a new type of folk, like the acoustic version of bands popular now like the Shins or Death Cab for Cutie. “Mateo Solo Bien Se Lame” (Lion Productions) is the most modern-sounding thing on the planet. Jennifer Taylor for The New York TimesĮduardo Mateo is considered the Bob Dylan or Caetano Veloso of Uruguay. Banhart spoke by phone with Winter Miller about what he’s listening to now and whether he should wear tight shorts or a suit for his appearance on “Conan.”ĭevendra Banhart, bender of genres and genders, has been listening to a little bit of everything lately. Between sound check and a concert in Lawrence, Kan., Mr. Banhart is currently on a cross-country tour that will stop in New York, where he will appear on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” before concluding in mid-October. Banhart and his band recorded the album in a house that had been converted into a studio overlooking Topanga Canyon in Southern California, with the exception of “Seaside,” which was recorded on a schooner that he said once belonged to David Crosby. This whimsically diverse album has tracks ranging from a Spanish-language ballad to a Jim Morrisonesque rock song to a hilarious Hebrew take on doo-wop called “Shabop Shalom.” Mr. DEVENDRA BANHART, 26, the singer-songwriter known for his unruly facial hair and gender-bending sartorial style, has accomplished some impressive genre-bending on his fifth full-length album, “Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon” (XL).

R kelly double up 22 tracklist deluxe edition