Released on March 8, “Mala,” Devendra Banhart’s newest album is full of trippy sublime, indie folk.

Banhart got his musical career started in 2000 after dropping out of the San Francisco Art Institute. He then moved to France and began to open for numerous indie bands.

After that, he returned to the U.S. and started to release albums when he was discovered by Young God Records.

A good, upbeat song in this album is “Hatchet Wound.” It contains enjoyable lyrics that almost seem muffled or disoriented a little bit. The bass in this song definitely gets you going.

“Für Hildegard von Bingen” is a very relaxed song with a slow and trippy background. It also has calm vocals that match the song very well.

A groovy, fun song is “Won’t You Come Over.” It has a bit of easy synth, and a good beat in the background. Not to forget Banharts singing of the line “Won’t you come over and love me,” that just makes you want to join in and sing along.

“Never Seen Such Good Things” is another one of the more upbeat songs in this album. It has a steady drumbeat and some solid base. It also includes some good electric guitar.

“Mi Negrita,” my favorite, is such because it sounds like a very nice old Latin song. With pleasurable sounds in the background but mostly some great melodic lyrics. Another key aspect of this song is the Spanish-style guitar.

“Mala” can definitely be called another success for Devendra Banhart. His variety of songs that all have the common theme of being mellow are pleasant to the ears and are easy to catch on to.