Hey Mama Wolf | Devendra Banhart

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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