Niño Rojo

Niño Rojo is the fourth studio release by freak folk artist Devendra Banhart and his third release on the label Young God Records. It was released on September 13, 2004.

Niño Rojo
Studio album by Devendra Banhart
Released	September 13, 2004 (2004-09-13)
Genre	Indie folk, psychedelic folk, freak folk, acoustic
Length	45:05
Label	Young God
Producer	Devendra Banhart, Michael Gira
Devendra Banhart chronology
Rejoicing in the Hands (2004) Niño Rojo (2004) Cripple Crow (2005)

In 2007, the song "Little Yellow Spider" was used in a commercial for Orange mobile phone services and in 2005 the song "At The Hop" was featured in a commercial for Cathedral City cheese and in Fat Tire Beer's "Follow your Folly" commercial.

In 2006 the album has received a silver certification from Independent Music Companies Association for 30,000+ copies sold in Europe.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Blender	[4]
Houston Chronicle	4/5[5]
The Irish Times	[6]
Mojo	[7]
NME	7/10[8]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[9]
Q	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Uncut	[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Niño Rojo received an average score of 82, based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wake Up, Little Sparrow" (Ella Jenkins cover)	2:54
2.	"Ay Mama"	3:01
3.	"We All Know"	2:46
4.	"Little Yellow Spider"	3:39
5.	"A Ribbon"	2:39
6.	"At the Hop" [Written by Banhart/Cabic]"	2:14
7.	"My Ships"	1:37
8.	"Noah"	2:29
9.	"Sister"	2:38
10.	"Water May Walk"	3:14
11.	"HorseheadedfleshWizard"	2:25
12.	"An Island"	2:04
13.	"Be Kind"	3:05
14.	"Owl Eyes"	2:45
15.	"The Good Red Road"	2:04
16.	"Electric Heart"	5:32

Personnel

• Devendra Banhart - guitar (acoustic, electric), vocals, producer, artwork
• Doug Anderson - mastering, mixing
• Lynn Bridges - engineer
• Michael Gira - harmonica, vocals, producer
• Thor Harris - percussion
• Julia Kent - cello
• Jason LaFarge - vocals, engineer
• Joe McGinty - piano, keyboards
• Steve Moses - percussion, trombone
• Siobhan - vocals
• David Smith - trumpet
• Lauren Dukoff - flute
• Andy Cabic - backing vocals on "At the Hop"

Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak position
French Albums Chart[13]	166

References

1. "2006 January-April results IMPALA award success" (PDF). Impalamusic. 9 May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
2. "Reviews for Niño Rojo by Devendra Banhart". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
3. Jurek, Thom. "Niño Rojo – Devendra Banhart". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
4. "Devendra Banhart: Niño Rojo". Blender (31): 128. November 2004.
5. Chonin, Neva (September 19, 2004). "Devendra Banhart: Nino Rojo (Young God)". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
6. Carroll, Jim (December 3, 2004). "Devendra Banhart: Nino Rojo (XL)". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
7. "Devendra Banhart: Niño Rojo". Mojo (131): 102. October 2004.
8. "Devendra Banhart: Niño Rojo". NME: 64. September 25, 2004.
9. Leone, Dominique (September 21, 2004). "Devendra Banhart: Niño Rojo". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
10. "Devendra Banhart: Niño Rojo". Q (219): 133. October 2004.
11. Aigner, Robin (September 27, 2004). "Niño Rojo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
12. "Devendra Banhart – Nino Rojo". Uncut (89): 97. October 2004. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
13. Retrieved May 2, 2010.