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Devendra Banhart’s Dearest Friends: Luke Rathborne, Peter Broderick, El Perro Del Mar

DEVANDRALOGOWith the release of major-label debut What Will We Be (Warner Bros.), Devendra Banhart proves once again he has the potential to be one of his generation’s major players. His voice, with its careening vibrato and fuse-blowing intensity, sounds something like Marc Bolan’s, but his repertoire may be more all over the map than anyone making records today. He combines a love of arcane folk music with hard-rocking psychedelia and an ability to sing beautifully in English or Spanish, a skill he learned growing up in Caracas, Venezuela. He refers to himself, jokingly, as a “fake hippie,” but he appears to be the real thing, a refreshing return to the revolutionary thinking that once seemed capable of changing the course of human events. Who’s to say it couldn’t happen again? Banhart will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our Q&A with him.

Luke550Luke Rathborne
I love this young dude, Luke Rathborne (pictured); his debut record, Hello Dark Prince, is just about to come out. I met him through Ryan Gentles (his, Little Joy, Nickeleye and a slew of other luminaries’ manager). After hearin’ his album, I proposed to him and asked him to play a show with us in Philly. He said yes! Awesome! Thanks, Luke!
“I Can Be One” (download):
https://magnetmagazine.com/audio/ICanBeOne.mp3

Peter Broderick
A couple weeks ago, Jean-Baptiste Mondino played me Peter Broderick. Two songs: “With The Notes In My Ears” and “An Introduction To The Patient.” I was so impressed with his sensitivity, orchestration, mellifluous dulcet-ridden range of classic composition that’s minimalist (the only classical music I can really dig on) and his über-intimate, acoustic-based songs. Amazing!
“And It’s Alright” (download):
https://magnetmagazine.com/audio/AndItsAlright.mp3

El Perro Del Mar
I love El Perro Del Mar! The Swedes know how to get that old sound without sounding like novelty acts! (Gotta spend more time in Gothenburg.) So elegant and gently groovy. I think it was the name that piqued my interest. What a name: “The Dog From The Sea.”
“Glory To The World” (download):
https://magnetmagazine.com/audio/GloryToTheWorld.mp3