Devendra Banhart Gives Details For New Album

Devendra Banhart apparently has a lot to say about his upcoming ??Vasu Deva Kutumbam?? off XL Recordings. In a statement recently published on his Myspace account, Banhart explained:

Dear Freinds! its a beautiful day in California , we began Mixing the record today, lets see....... its about 16 songs, some very unexpected guests , the main band is Me, Noah, Luckey, Pete, Greg, and Andy, Rodrigo will be playin some shows here and there with us until duty with Los Hermanos beckons and/or the Saudade kicks in.no titles yet , but tentative who knows Maybes are:Milk the windShes a hot dogMountaneous ConfunktionGreatest HitsHubba Hubba PlanetElectric Pizza CopsForeskin Sword (what it is & how to use it)Mama, mujhe mall se jeans lenee haiPorkin' the broken Knee (Electroxtensial chop!)Who is Kadamon?The Burnt FrizbeeAbhor the coagulator (1964 version)Koala Mans Return to Pineapple templeihop ihopBacchanalian Beat BoxThrice the phat MagusGaga blood & the balls of .......Rich Gals Shampoo n' Conditioner BluesTalkin Weleda Haushka Bronners BluesMilitary MassengillCyber Christ and the Gnostic Titi-Slap part deuxyou who are familiar with grandmas Hyacinth......... ................ ............. ......... ............ ........ ..........thats about it right now ! we are just starting to mix today , we will keep ya posted as new ones arise!on and Onward and Love Above All!oh , i almost forgot, we still dont have a band name, at least not one thats made it past a couple shows, if anyone has a suggestion , we would LOVE to try it out!******Lookout (hoo hoo!) takes good sweet care of this Sight and we send em pictures and stories and names as they come, as they are received, as they are revealed. we are so happy to be a part of this!******

No Official release date had been announced for ??Vasu Deva Kutumbam??, but sources have said mid-2007.www.myspace.com/devendrabanhart