Nearly every review of Devendra Banhart's new album mentions the unmistakable horror of "Shabop Shalom." A 1950's doo-wop croon with a dash of Judaism. Let me be the first to say this song isn't as bad as people make it out to be. Sure it's not Banhart's most accessible song but neither is the album it comes from. Once you get past the akward spoken word intro it becomes a catchy little number that sticks out for it's originality much in the same way as Seahorse, Carmencita and Badgirl do. It's these risks that make each new Banhart album something to get excited about.
7.5
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