Banhart: 'My music videos were a mess'

Folk singer Devendra Banhart has criticised his previous music videos.

The singer-songwriter, who is due to return with new album What Will We Be in October, told Pitchfork that he is livid about the way his promos have been made in the past.

"Other than 'Carmensita' and 'Little Yellow Spider', every video I've made has been a complete f**king mess of incompetence and deception.

"The [past] labels have released the videos without me seeing them - incomplete videos that make no sense and make me look even dumber than I am.

"It's shocking. I've shot videos that should be fully animated that were released without any animation."

Banhart added that his new record deal with Warners has given him more control over his future videos, saying: "They won't release a music video until I've seen it and approved it."