Ape in Pink Marble explained

Ape in Pink Marble
Type:Album
Artist:Devendra Banhart
Cover:Ape in Pink Marble.jpg
Border:yes
Released:September 23, 2016
Genre:Indie folk
Length:43:46
Label:Nonesuch/Warner Bros.
Producer:Devendra Banhart, Noah Georgeson, Josiah Steinbrick
Prev Title:Mala
Prev Year:2013
Next Title:Ma
Next Year:2019

Ape in Pink Marble is the ninth studio album by folk rock musician Devendra Banhart, released on September 23, 2016 on Nonesuch Records.[1] The album was written, produced, arranged, and recorded in Los Angeles by the singer/songwriter/guitarist with his longtime collaborators Noah Georgeson and Josiah Steinbrick, both of whom also worked on Banhart's previous album, Mala (2013).[2]

Background

The record was finished, as was stated in a recent interview, in early May 2016.[3] A couple of weeks after that, Banhart posted on Instagram that the album's recording and mixing was done.[4] The album was announced on June 24, 2016, along with the first track, 'Middle Names', the opening track of the album.[5]

Critical reception

Ape in Pink Marble received a generally positive reception from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a "weighted average" score to ratings and reviews from selected mainstream critics, the Metascore is 78, which is based on 14 critical reviews.[6]

Marcy Donelson from AllMusic stated, "The album's overall effect is one of strolling along a seaside path, maybe with a stray dog and a straw hat, in a less-frequented village somewhere far from home, and it's one of Banhart's most satisfying."

Notes and References

  1. Lozano, Kevin. "Devendra Banhart Announces New Album Ape in Pink Marble, Shares New Track Middle Names: Listen", Pitchfork, June 24, 2016. Retrieved on June 26, 2016.
  2. Nonesuch Records. "Devendra Banhart's New Album, "Ape in Pink Marble," Due September 23 on Nonesuch Records", Nonesuch Records, June 24, 2016. Retrieved on June 26, 2016.
  3. Johnston, Rachel. "Devendra Banhart talks plans for Walker Art Center concert series ", The Current, May 12, 2016, Retrieved on June 26, 2016.
  4. Web site: Instagram . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/devendrabanhart/1262817855241006406 . 2021-12-26 . registration. . 2016-06-01 . 2016-09-25.
  5. Web site: Devendra Banhart - Middle Names [Official Audio |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=2016-06-24 |accessdate=2016-09-25].
  6. Web site: Critic Reviews for Ape in Pink Marble by Devendra Banhart. . September 23, 2016 . . September 23, 2016.
  7. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 39, 2016). 10 June 2013 . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. October 4, 2016.