Devendra Banhart Tells American Songwriter About The Making Of Ma

In a recent interview with American Songwriter, Devendra Banhart explains how his songs have changed on his new album Ma. About the lyrical content, Banhart says, “I noticed that there weren’t any characters. I wasn’t really writing as somebody else, which is something I always do. Every record there’s about three or four character songs, but on this record it’s just me talking to something that doesn’t really exist.” Learn more about the process, and about how Banhart “annoyed” Cate Le Bon and Vashti Bunyan into participating on the album, here.

See Devendra Banhart on his tour, which begins tomorrow night.

10/15 – The Majestic Theater – Ventura, CA
10/16 – The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
10/18 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
10/19 – Moore Theater – Seattle, WA
10/20 – WOW – Eugene, OR
10/22 – The UC Theatre – Berkeley, CA
10/24 – The Ace Hotel – Los Angeles, CA
10/25 – The Yost Theater – Santa Ana, CA
10/26 – The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA
10/27 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
10/30 – Boulder Theater – Boulder, CO
11/1 – The Slowdown – Omaha, NE
11/2 – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
11/3 – Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL
11/5 – The Hi Tone – Memphis, TN
11/7 – Levitation Fest – Austin, TX
11/30 – MOCA – Detroit, MI
12/1 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
12/3 – The Olympia, Montréal, QC
12/4 – The Wilbur – Boston, MA
12/5 – Brooklyn Steel – Brooklyn, NY
12/7 – 930 Club – Washington, DC
12/8 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA