…includes the original album, demos, the B-side “Shame,” a previously unreleased song called “The Seventies,” and live recordings of “Long Haired Child” and “Hey Mama Wolf.”
Cripple Crow marks a departure for Devendra Banhart. It’s obvious from the faux Sgt. Pepper-meets-Incredible String Band freak scene cover photo that something is afoot. The disc is Banhart’s first foray from Michael Gira’s Young God label, and it’s more adventurous than anything he’s done before. This is not to imply that the set is a slick, over-produced affair, but it is a significant change. The instrumental, stylistic, and textural range on this 23-song set is considerably wider than it’s been in the past. Working with Noah Georgeson and Thom Monahan, a backing band of…

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