Devandra Banhart

Celebrating the 45th anniversary of The Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah, Devendra Banhart recorded his own rendition of “Franklin’s Tower.” Released as an Amazon Original track, the song was produced by Noah Georgeson and recorded remotely with his current touring band, which includes guitarist Nicole Lawrence, Jeremy Harris on synths and Gregory Rogove on drums and percussion, all tracking from different studios around Los Angeles and Stinson Beach, Calif. Banhart spoke of why he chose to cover “Franklin’s Tower” in a statement: “More than everI find myselfFighting dreadWith the dead… We chose “Franklin’s Tower” for its opening line, one of my favorite opening lines of all time:“In another time’s forgotten spaceYour eyes looked through your mother’s face” This is the gift of the Dead, The...