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Can't Help But Smiling Angelika Baby Goin' Back First Song For B Last Song For B Chin Chin & Muck Muck 16th & Valencia Roxy Music WEBSITES: Rats Official Compact Disc Maria Lionza MySpace ARTIST: Brindo TITLE: (Limited Edition) Meet Me At Lookout Point Walilamdzi Label: WB/Warner Bros. NOTES: Config & Selection #: CD 520960 Foolin' Street Date: 10/27/09 Order Due Date: 10/07/09 UPC: 093624973119 Box Count: 30 Unit Per Set: 1 SRP: $18.98 Alphabetize Under: B OTHER EDITIONS:

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ALBUM FACTS Genre: Rock Producers: Devendra Banhart & Paul Butler Special Packaging Info: Includes a 36-page booklet with all illustrations and drawings done by Devandra Description: What Will We Be has a sunny, breezy feel with performances that evoke warm, lazy afternoons spent with good friends. The is dominated by powerfully melodic, mid-tempo numbers played with relaxed expertise. But there's also ambitious stylistic range displayed with the inclusion of evanescent ballads like "Meet Me At the Lookout Point," the epic riff-rocker "Rats" sprightly R&B flavored groovers on "Baby," and the sultry Latin-flavored stunner "Brindo," the Roxy-inspired "16th & Valencia Roxy Music" among other pleasant surprises.

What Will We Be was recorded in a sleepy Northern town throughout the Spring of 2009, and was co-produced by Paul Butler (from UK outfit Of Bees). This is the second album Devendra's recorded with the same crew of players: (producer of Banhart's last two , , and Joanna Newsome) on guitar and backing vocals, Greg Rogove (Priestbird) on drums and backing vocals; Luckey Remington (The Pleased) on bass and vocals and (, Little Joy) on guitar and backing vocals. All the musicians involved played a part in arranging the songs recorded. Where Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon sounded like Devendra and friends brainstorming, sharing off-beat ideas and licks, What Will We Be sees them first and foremost addressing the particular needs of each individual composition. It's accomplished, focused and straightforwardly handsome.

ARTIST & INFO Hometown: , TX; , CA; Los Angeles, CA Devendra Banhart exploded on the international music scene in 2002 quickly winning a coterie of devoted fans as well as an unusually hefty amount of critical kudos right from the outset. In addition to touring clubs and theaters Devendra's appeared at large, prestigious music festivals throughout the U.S. and Europe, including America's Coachella (in 2006 and 2009), and Bonnaroo. The international media's acclaim and the size of his audience both at home and abroad earned by his 2002 debut The Way The Day Goes By The Sun Is Setting Dogs Are Dreaming Lovesongs Of The Christmas Spirit was impressive to begin with and has increased dramatically with each subsequent release. What Will We Be is his label debut for Warner Brothers Records.

MARKETING POINTS Radio Airplay/ Total Audience: Sampler and first single "Baby" shipped to Non-Comm & AAA Info: Non-album track "Life During War Time" (collaboration with ) is the end title song for upcoming Tod Solodnz film currently in pre-production Covering David Bowie's "Sound And Vision" for tribute album (w/Megapuss featuring Fab Moretti of ) Recorded Leonard Cohen covers record of 1st Leonard Cohen album (with Beck and MGMT) At the request of Noel Gallagher, he and his regular bandmates recorded a remix of "Get Off Your High Horse Lady" from the latest Oasis album. His version of the traditional Mexican folk song "Lindo Cihuatlan" was used in the film Rudo Y Cursi starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. Headline Tour (major markets) in November around street date In tandem with his musical accomplishments Banhart is also an accomplished and renowned artist. In 2006, Devendra's artwork was featured in the annual Art Basel Contemporary Art Fair in Miami, FL. Banhart's art was featured in a solo show alongside French master Paul Klee at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art the following year. 2008 saw his work exhibited as part of the "It's Not Only Rock 'N Roll" show mounted at the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels alongside the contributions from , Brian Eno, and David Byrne. He's also had gallery shows at the prestigious Mazzoli Gallery in Modena, Italy and in the CANADA gallery in lower Manhattan.