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Lyrics:
“When I'm in the woods
I know what to call
you now
Hey Mama Wolf
Hey Mama Wolf
Well maybe the
mountains know what
To call you now
Maybe the mountains
know what
To call you now
Hey Mama Wolf
Hey Mama Wolf”
Artist: Devendra
Obi Banhart
Song: Hey Mama Wolf
So,
Devendra belongs to the new-age weird America variety and might not appeal to
all ears. What caught my attention in this seemingly predictable yet
surprisingly original artist's work was the rawness in his music. Yes, my ears loved
the lack of digital finishing that all the new musical by-products of the present
day carry. It sounded pure and untouched. I’m sure it wasn’t exactly untouched,
but definitely sounded like that.
The
quirks in his music and some usually peculiar videos were the next thing that
kept me walking through most of his works. ‘Hey Mama Wolf’ was my favourite
from the handful that I managed to expose myself to. The song creates an
ambience of sweet languor. A shivering voice that’s trying to be careful about
every note to keep up with the music. The chorus leaves an echo in the head and
makes your skull feel so empty that you feel like doing everything to keep that
sensation alive. The violin dressing over a creamy guitar play and a howling
wolf to convince you to spend an eternity with Mama wolf.
I
was thrilled by every element in this piece. Even if you don’t successfully
become a Devendra Banhart fan. This song will definitely make it to the
playlist on your music player.
About The Artist:
Devendra
Obi Banhart (born May 30,
1981) is a Venezuelan American singer-songwriter and visual
artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his
mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager.
Banhart's
music is quite often connected with the New
Weird America genre. Some consider his works as "free associative
work”. Banhart's albums
offer appropriate guitar strums, trippy-hippie tone poetry that some might
consider for an ashram style setting. His works like Carmen Sita might attract
a lot of criticism for the wayward portrayal of Hindu mythology. But he
exercises his freedom of thought quite unaffected by facts. His work can be
considered as an outcome of influence rather that misinformation.
Some other pieces worth listening to:
- Bad Girl
- Carmen Sita – The video deserves a watch!
- Little Yellow Spider
