Rejoicing in the Hands
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| Studio album by Devendra Banhart | ||||
| Released | April 24, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk, psychedelic folk, freak folk, acoustic | |||
| Length | 42:03 | |||
| Label | Young God | |||
| Producer | Devendra Banhart, Michael Gira | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 88/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| The Boston Phoenix | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| The Guardian | |
| Mojo | |
| NME | 9/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.4/10 |
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Rejoicing in the Hands (full title Rejoicing in the Hands of the Golden Empress) is the third studio album from psychedelic folk musician Devendra Banhart and the second full release for the label Young God. It was recorded during 2003 and was released on April 24, 2004.
The song "Insect Eyes" was featured in the teaser trailer for the 2007 horror film The Hills Have Eyes 2. The song "The Body Breaks" was used in the 2007 film Eagle vs. Shark. The song "A Sight to Behold" was also used in a season 2 episode of "Sons of Anarchy".
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Rejoicing in the Hands received an average score of 88, based on 21 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". The music review online magazine Pitchfork Media placed Rejoicing in the Hands at number 193 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.
The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
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