Devendra Banhart plays what can perhaps be best described as freaky-folk. Of the freakiest variety, really. His songs have a psychedelic, positive vibe that makes everyone wish they were wherever he happens to be. He has, in my amateur opinion, mastered the sounds of the hippie movement, and his songs make me want to get up and dance. There’s always an occasion for Devendra. His newest album, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon is a crazy tie-dyed blur of slow, emotional psychedelic slow dances (Bad Girl), synthetic reggae beats (The Other Woman), piano ballads (Rosa- which is also in Spanish, in which Banhart is fluent) and innovative, provocative pop-rock (Lover). His unusual vocal style tickles your ears and messes with your mindset, while simultaneously making you want to replay it over and over.