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Limited vinyl LP pressing includes bonus 7' single and CD edition. 2013 , the eighth album from the eccentric singer/songwriter. Banhart co-produced the record with his longtime bandmate, guitarist Noah Georgeson. Mala was recorded in his then-home in Los Angeles. He and Georgeson played most of the instruments themselves, using borrowed equipment and a vintage Tascam recorder they d found in a pawn shop. "A lot of early Hip Hop had been made on [the Tascam], " says Banhart. "And knowing my songs are not Hip Hop whatsoever, we thought it would be interesting to see how these kinds of songs would sound on equipment that was used to record our favorite Rap. Let's see how this technology would work for us. " It was a new approach for the pair. "In the past we were more like, let's use the oldest equipment we could find. " Banhart's previous , 2009's What Will We Be, received critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone calling it "the best he's ever made. " Album Tracks 1. Golden Girls 2. Daniel 3. FÜR Hildegard Von Bingen 4. Never Seen Such Good Things 5. Mi Negrita 6. Your Fine Petting Duck 7. The Ballad of Keenan Milton 8. A Gain 9. Won't You Come Over? 10. Cristobal 11. Hatchet Wound 12. Mala 13. Won't You Come Home 14. Taurobolium