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stereogum.com - 2/3/2009

New Devendra Banhart - "Forget About Him" (Kath Bloom Cover)

— stereogum.com — Banhart kissed his beard goodbye , but the gender-bending/open-ended sexuality remains on "Forget About Him," his contribution... to the Kath Bloom tribute CD Loving Takes This Course . The 16-song collection also includes Bill Callahan, Mark Kozelek, ... New Devendra Banhart - "Forget About Him" (Kath Bloom Cover)

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New Devendra Banhart - "Forget About Him" (Kath Bloom Cover)
Stereogum — ... Get the full track list, Meg Baird's cover of "There Was a Boy," and info about Kath Bloom's upcoming west coast tour at Naturalismo . [ photo by Lauren Dukoff ] Posted at 2:44 PM by ...

New Music: Devendra Banhart: "Forget About Him" (Kath Bloom cover) [MP3/Stream]
Pitchfork Media - Today — ... cover sounds a bit tongue-in-cheek at first, thanks primarily to the spacey effects and his hammy croon. But his misdirection is a sign of humility: Knowing he can't improve on the original, he doesn't even try to communicate resignation and instead makes loopiness a symptom of a broken heart. His cover is a heartfelt valentine to its writer, right down to his final words: "Thanks, Kath!" Indeed. (via Naturalismo) MP3/Stream:> Devendra Banhart: "Forget About Him" [from Loving Takes This ...

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SURFING ON STEAM — ... 'Flower Power' is over guys. We know this because Devendra Banhart shaved his beard, I kinda miss it. Listen to a new track HERE. ...

Devendra Banhart: "Forget About Him" (Kath Bloom Cover)
Prefix — ... by people like Mark Kozelek, the Dodos, and Bill Callahan. One of the highlights of the release is this cover by Devendra Banhart, ever the source for rare folk gems. Banhart's version of "Forget About Him" replaces the original's romantic loneliness for a more uptempo whimsical approach. This is slightly grating at first, but the joyous ooh's and ah's make for a satisfyingly absurd accompaniment by the end of the song.   Stream here.  

New Devendra Banhart - Forget About Him (Kath Bloom Cover)
JP's Blog — ... Freak-folkie Devendra Banhart reocrded a cover of Kath Bloom's 'Forget About Him' for a CD for Kath Bloom titled "Loving Takes This Course: A Tribute to the Songs of Kath Bloom". It will feature covers by many artist and original recordings by Kath Bloom, for more information you can go here. In this compilation you can hear Devendra Banhart cover Kath Bloom's 'Forget About Him'. The song is almost unchanged from the original as much as he tries. You can download the song below. ...

Tributaries: On Influence and Coverage (New and Upcoming Tribute Albums from the Folkworld and Beyond)
Cover Lay Down — ... Meanwhile, over at naturalismo, host Tyler has been talking up an upcoming album of covers of Kath Bloom, a singer of delicate, fragile folkblues who recorded a half dozen albums in the late seventies before allowing herself to fade into obscurity and local community. ...