Devendra Banhart Announces New Album 'Flying Wig' And Supporting World Tour
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Dana Trippe
Devendra Banhart will release his 11th studio album later this year.
'Flying Wig', the follow-up to 2019's 'Ma', will arrive on September 22 through Mexican Summer, marking his first record for the label. The LP also marked another first for the American-Venezuelan singer-songwriter; collaborating with Welsh artist and producer Cate Le Bon. Explaining the inspiration for the album, he said:
“This entire record was inspired by Kobayashi Issa’s poem
This dewdrop world-
Is a dewdrop world,
And yet,
And yet…
"I’ve never read a more concise and clear illustration of hope… it just sweeps me away by the breadth of its scope…. as lonely as we might feel at our saddest, angriest, most desperate, most frustrated, most hopeless, most heartbroken moments, we have all felt that, everyone on earth, our ancestors before us, and those that will come after, have or will feel that…. The “and yet , and yet” is our ability to face despair with hope, to keep on failing and loving ….”
Alongside news of the record, Banhart has shared a video for the eclectic and captivating cut Twin, of which director Matt Muir said:
“When Devendra and I originally discussed the creative approach to the ‘Twin’ music video, I really responded to the idea of searching for connection. We talked about the strange comfort of knowing that other people have experienced the pain or entrapment that we may be experiencing.
"I wanted to explore a framework where Devendra’s character is trapped in a cycle, but still finds beauty in the execution. Stylistically, we were definitely inspired by neon-soaked 1980’s neo-noir films, but we still wanted the video to feel somewhat timeless.
"We also left a lot of room for improvisation on the set, to make sure Devendra’s unique sense of humour was evident in the storytelling. He was such a supportive and inventive collaborator during the entire process, and I think that really shines through in the final piece.”
Banhart will support 'Flying Wig' with a world tour of the same name, which will head to the UK for a London show at Troxy on November 15. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday (June 16).
'Flying Wig' tracklist:
Feeling
Fireflies
Nun
Sight Seer
Sirens
Charger
Flying Wig
Twin
May
The Party
Devendra Banhart Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
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