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Flying Wig
Rock · 2023 · 10 tracks · 48m

Flying Wig

Devendra Banhart

Sleek, synth-heavy art rock that trades acoustic whimsy for midnight melancholy. A lush, liquid record of electronic textures and whispered intimacy.

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It's like Devendra Banhart went to a late-night synth party and forgot to bring his guitar.

A sophisticated, nocturnal melancholy that feels both detached and deeply intimate.

Flying Wig · vs · Devendra Banhart
Melancholic+4.0σ

Melancholic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 48m
01
Feeling
6:19
02
Fireflies
4:52
03
Nun
3:29
04
Sight Seer
5:03
05
Sirens
4:29
06
Charger
4:19
07
Flying Wig
5:32
08
Twin
6:00
09
May
4:40
10
The Party
3:21
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the bassline on 'Twin' anchors a swirling vortex of synthesizers for six hypnotic minutes.
The transition into the motorik, krautrock-influenced pulse of 'Charger' that breaks the album's stillness.
The opening track 'Feeling' where the vocal enters like a ghost through a thick wall of electronic fog.
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