What Will We Be

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What Will We Be
File:What Will We Be cover.jpg
Studio album by Devendra Banhart
Released October 27, 2009
Genre Folk, freak folk, naturalismo
Length 50:31
Label Reprise
Producer Paul Butler, Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart chronology
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
(2007)Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon2007
What Will We Be
(2009)
Mala
(2013)Mala2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
The A.V. Club (A-)[2]
Drowned In Sound (4/10)[3]
Los Angeles Times 3.5/4 stars[4]
PopMatters 6/10 stars[5]
Pitchfork Media (4.0/10)[6]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[7]
Spin 3.5/5 stars[8]
Uncut 3/5 stars[9]

What Will We Be is Devendra Banhart's seventh studio album released on October 27, 2009, on Warner Bros. Records.[10] The album was co-produced by Banhart and Paul Butler from A Band of Bees. Rejoining Banhart are old band mates Noah Georgeson, Greg Rogove, Luckey Remington, and Rodrigo Amarante, all of whom worked with him on his previous album, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon.

Track listing

  1. "Can't Help But Smiling" 2:24
  2. "Angelika" 3:23
  3. "Baby" 3:06
  4. "Goin' Back" 3:44
  5. "First Song for B" 3:00
  6. "Last Song for B" 3:02
  7. "Chin Chin & Muck Muck" 5:25
  8. "16th & Valencia, Roxy Music" 3:00
  9. "Rats" 5:08
  10. "Maria Lionza" 5:51
  11. "Brindo" 3:42
  12. "Meet Me at Lookout Point" 3:40
  13. "Walilamdzi" 2:11
  14. "Foolin'" 2:43
  15. "Welcome to the Island" (Bonus Track) 2:47
  16. "Pray for the Other Person's Happiness" (Bonus Track) 3:44

Chart performance

Album charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
French Albums Chart[11] 116
UK Albums Chart[12] 109
U.S. Billboard 200[13] 139
U.S. Folk Albums[13] 8
U.S. Top Heatseekers[13] 4

References

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  2. Bevan, David. (October 27, 2009) The A.V. Club review. Avclub.com.
  3. Heller, Josh. (November 12, 2009) Drowned In Sound review. Drownedinsound.com.
  4. Los Angeles Times review. Latimesblogs.latimes.com (October 26, 2009).
  5. PopMatters review. Popmatters.com.
  6. Pitchfork Media review. Pitchfork.com (October 30, 2009).
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  8. Wood, Mikael. (October 10, 2009) Spin review. Spin.com.
  9. Uncut review. Uncut.co.uk.
  10. Devendra Banhart's ''What Will We Be'' Album Info. Stereogum.com (July 31, 2009).
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