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Devendra Banhart: The Charles C. Leary

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On August 8, 2002, “Hinah” label released “The Charles C. Leary”, the first Devendra Banhart studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Devendra Banhart.

Personnel:

  • Devendra Banhart – vocal, guitar, piano
  • Colter Jacobson – guitar
  • Sarah Cain – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Devendra Banhart.

  1. Bish-Bash Falls
  2. Soothe My Soul, Mend My Mind
  3. Sarah Sings
  4. Mmplushumblehorse
  5. Michigan State
  6. Rainwater Pigfarmers
  7. Aymama-Aymama
  8. The Charles C. Leary
  9. Whistling
  10. The Thumbs Touch Too Much
  11. Todo Los Dolores
  12. Catastrophie
  13. Me And Andy Singing El Rio
  14. The Fish Are Scratched Up Flies
  15. Artsandcrafts (Live at 40th St W.)
  16. The Animal Map
  17. Cada Casa Que CreceRide Away Like Roy Orbison
  18. Red Lagoon Whistling
  19. Noah
  20. Cosmos and Damien
  21. Aperpareplane (Early Recording)
  22. I Played Organ While Colter Played Guitar
  23. Joe Cain

Devendra Banhart: Rejoicing in the Hands

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On April 24, 2004, “Young God” label released “Rejoicing in the Hands”, the third Devendra Banhart studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Devendra Banhart and Michael Gira.

Personnel:

  • Devendra Banhart – vocals, bass, guitar, piano, drawing
  • Vashti Bunyan– vocals
  • Joe McGinty – organ, piano
  • Thor Harris– percussion, vibraphone
  • Steve Moses – percussion, drums
  • Paul Cantelon– violin
  • Julia Kent – cello
  • Jason LaFarge – engineer
  • Georgia Bridges – engineer
  • Lynn Bridges – engineer
  • Doug Henderson– mixing, mastering

Track listing:

  1. This Is the Way
  2. A Sight to Behold
  3. The Body Breaks
  4. Poughkeepsie
  5. Dogs They Make Up the Dark
  6. Will Is My Friend
  7. This Beard Is for Siobhán
  8. See Saw
  9. Tit Smoking in the Temple of Artesan Mimicry
  10. Rejoicing in the Hands
  11. Fall
  12. Todos los Dolores
  13. When the Sun Shone on Vetiver
  14. There Was Sun
  15. Insect Eyes
  16. Autumn’s Child

Antony And The Johnsons: I am a Bird Now

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On February 1, 2005, “Secretly Canadian” label released “I Am a Bird Now”, the second Antony and the Johnsons album.  It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Antony Hegarty. On September 6, 2005, the album won the “Mercury Prize”.

Personnel:

  • Antony Hegarty – vocals, organ, piano
  • Lou Reed – vocals, guitar
  • Devendra Banhart– vocals, guitar
  • Jason Hart – piano
  • Jeff Longston – bass
  • Rainy Orteca – bass
  • Todd Cohen – drums
  • John Bollinger – drums
  • Parker Kindred- drums
  • Doug Wieselman – saxophone
  • Steve Bernstein – horn
  • Paul Shapiro– horn
  • Maxim Moston – violin
  • Julia Kent – cello
  • Keith Bonner – flute
  • Boy George– vocals
  • Joan Wasser– viola
  • Danielle Farina – viola
  • Rufus Wainwright– vocals
  • Julia Yasuda – Morse Code, vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Antony Hegarty.

  1. Hope There’s Someone
  2. My lady Story
  3. For Today I Am a Boy
  4. Man Is the Baby
  5. You Are My Sister
  6. What Can I Do
  7. Fistful of Love
  8. Spiralling
  9. Free at Last
  10. Bird Gerhi