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We talked about this track from Banhart's forthcoming Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon when it previewed last week on a MySpace. The eight-minute epic finds Banhart and his large band winding through a hushed opening and then moving into a peppy jazzy waltz, complete with organ, flute, and some heavenly harmonized vocals, then it's time to grab the lighters for the guitar solo.

MP3:> Devendra Banhart: "Seahorse"

[From Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon; due 09/25/07 on XL]