Oh Me Oh My… The Way the Day Goes by the Sun Is Setting Dogs Are Dreaming Lovesongs of the Christmas Spirit — Devendra Banhart

A fragile and whimsical descent into a private world of woodland myths and tape-hissed secrets.

Tracklist · 20 Tracks

Tick Eats the Olives…

0:40

Roots…

1:36

Nice People…

3:18

Animals…

1:28

Michigan State

3:51

Lend Me Your Teeth

1:58

Hey Miss Cane

3:23

Soon Is Good

4:07

Tell Me Something

1:12

The Red Lagoon

1:17

A Gentle Soul

2:03

Happy Happy Oh

1:30

Pumpkin Seeds

4:34

The Thumbs…

2:08

Legless Love…

2:12

Marigold

1:57

Make It Easier

0:59

Ones

2:25

Little Monkey

1:55

The Spirit Is Near

1:30

Moments Worth Listening For

The sudden, jarring declaration of 'I don't play rock and roll!' amidst the gentle rhythmic chanting of Roots

The way the tape hiss becomes its own instrument during the fragile, whispered delivery of A Gentle Soul

The unsettling but beautiful transition into the holiday-themed surrealism of The Spirit Is Near

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Where This Album Departs

How does Oh Me Oh My… The Way the Day Goes by the Sun Is Setting Dogs Are Dreaming Lovesongs of the Christmas Spirit sound next to the rest of Devendra Banhart's catalogue?

This album stays in step with the catalogue across the board — no axis departs enough to be worth its own note. Hover the dots to see where each one sits.