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8.0
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8.0 |
Uncut
These 13 grooving and textural song-poems are his most focused work to date and, although loaded with meaning, Ma never feels heavy or burdensome. Print edition only
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8.0
113464
8.0 |
Mojo
Groovy and moving, in all the right directions. Print edition only
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8.0
113465
8.0 |
Q
Devendra Banhart's singular world remains as intoxicating as ever on the earthy, analogue-sounding Ma. Print edition only
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8.0
113478
8.0 |
PopMatters
Devendra Banhart's latest album, Ma, is a tender, beautiful meditation on the bonds that ties us together
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8.0
113595
8.0 |
musicOMH
The muted, lo-fi quasi-psychedelia of his early work has largely been replaced by mellow, contented songs and while it may take a couple of plays to fully establish itself it’s very much worth investing time in
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7.5
113670
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Songs so effortless and pretty, they sooth and comfort
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7.3
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7.3 |
Pitchfork
On his most cohesive album in more than a decade, the re-energized songwriter imparts life lessons to the child he may never have
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7.2
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7.2 |
Paste Magazine
Even on a collection of highly structured songs with little room for improvisation, Banhart remains the distinctive artist he’s always been
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Honeyed highlights compensate for less tight moments, paralleled with a ponderous, but temperate pace; translating into an elegant offering from Banhart, despite gratifying a teasing fondness for excess
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7.0
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7.0 |
Exclaim
Feels a bit like watching the sun slowly set: as it gently dips into the horizon, there are moments where the colours burst and excite, but mostly it's a careful and calm experience
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
While Ma isn't the most eclectic chapter of Banhart's work, it's an inspired and wide-reaching collection that goes all over the place without ever losing track of his restless creative vision
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6.0
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6.0 |
American Songwriter
He has shifted away from the quirky “freak folk” of his early years into something just as odd, even subversive, around its edges, but far more relaxed and enjoyable
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6.0
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Loud And Quiet
There are moments of undoubted loveliness on ‘Ma’ but he’s capable of delivering so much more than ‘nice’
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