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.
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.
Reception
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".
Track listing
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)PeakpositionFrench Albums ChartRetrieved May 2, 2010.166
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