Return of the Beard: Banhart announces album details

Having darted around various activites following 2005's Cripple Crow adventure, Venezuelan psych-folk loon Devendra Banhart will release fifth record proper Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon on September 25 via XL.

The album will be a somewhat stripped-down affair compared with previous efforts, and will feature 16 tracks, including 'Cristobal', 'So Long Old Bean', 'Samba Vexillographica' and 'Seahorse'. As well as fellow Vetiver collaborators Otto Hauser and Andy Cabic, who appear on these UK shores in upcoming weeks, the record will also feature Pete Newsom, Greg Rogove and Rodrigo Amarante.

Banhart also has the pleasure of performing at the upcoming Reading and Leeds festivals in August.