Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
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| Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 25, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk, psychedelic folk, naturalismo, folk rock | |||
| Length | 72:19 | |||
| Label | XL Recordings | |||
| Devendra Banhart chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| NME | link |
| Pitchfork | (6.5/10) link |
| Rockfeedback | link |
| Rolling Stone |  link |
| Time Off | link |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | link |
| Twisted Ear | link |
| Uncut | preview link |
| Robert Christgau |  link |
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon is a Devendra Banhart album released September 25, 2007. This album features more instrumentation than the previous records, as well as more genre experimentation. Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon was recorded in Topanga Canyon in Southern California and is dedicated to Alice Coltrane, Malachi Ritscher and Elliott Smith.
The majority of the merchandise sold on the US tour for the album was made in collaboration with Banhart by Adam Tullie and Angeline Rivas, who design the clothing line Cavern Collection.[2]
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon reached #19 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.[3] The song "Seahorse" is #69 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Cristobal" (with Gael García Bernal) | 4:30 |
| 2. | "So Long Old Bean" | 2:56 |
| 3. | "Samba Vexillographica" (with Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes) | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Seahorse" | 8:04 |
| 5. | "Bad Girl" | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Seaside" | 4:36 |
| 7. | "Shabop Shalom" (with Nick Valensi of The Strokes) | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Tonada Yanomaminista" | 2:56 |
| 9. | "Rosa" (with Rodrigo Amarante of Los Hermanos) | 5:08 |
| 10. | "Saved" | 5:33 |
| 11. | "Lover" | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Carmensita" (with Natalie Portman in the video) | 4:49 |
| 13. | "The Other Woman" | 3:49 |
| 14. | "Freely" (with Linda Perhacs) | 4:59 |
| 15. | "I Remember" | 4:25 |
| 16. | "My Dearest Friend" (w/ Vashti Bunyan) | 2:36 |
