Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon

Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25th, 2007
GenreIndie folk, psychedelic folk, naturalismo, folk rock
Length72:19
LabelXL Recordings
Devendra Banhart chronology
Cripple Crow
(2005)
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
(2007)
What Will We Be
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon is a Devendra Banhart album released September 25, 2007. This album features more instrumentation than the previous records, as well as more genre experimentation. Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon was recorded in Topanga Canyon in Southern California and is dedicated to Alice Coltrane, Malachi Ritscher and Elliott Smith.

The majority of the merchandise sold on the US tour for the album was made in collaboration with Banhart by Adam Tullie and Angeline Rivas, who design the clothing line Cavern Collection.[2]

Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon reached #19 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.[3] The song "Seahorse" is #69 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[4]

  1. ^ Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Cavern || los angeles". Caverncollection.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  3. ^ ROBERT CHRISTGAU, DAVID FRICKE, CHRISTIAN HOARD, ROB SHEFFIELD (December 17, 2007). "The Top 50 Albums of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-20
  4. ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21

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