Devendra Banhart, who is currently touring North America performing songs from his recently released Nonesuch Records debut album, Mala, was featured on Morning Becomes Eclectic from KCRW in Santa Monica, CA, last Friday. The session, which was recording during the California leg of the tour earlier in May, includes intimate in-studio performances by Banhart and his band of a number of songs from the new album and more as well as an interview with the show's host, Jason Bentley. You can watch the complete set below.

By late last week, Banhart and the band had taken the tour to the Midwest, where they performed at Park West in Chicago Friday night and Saint Andrew's Hall in Detroit on Saturday. Consequence of Sound, reviewing the Chicago show, describes it as an "exciting and lively" affair.

"Judging by the at-capacity crowd’s reaction, 'Never Seen Such Good Things,' 'Daniel' and 'Your Fine Petting Duck,' all off Mala, were also welcome additions to a live catalogue that counted more than 20 songs this night," writes CoS reviewer Dan Pfleegor. "Watching a performer pour so much of himself into a busy gig and make it successfully out the other end is a sight to behold."

The tour makes its way north of the 49th parallel for concerts in Toronto and Montreal this week, followed by a return to the US to close out this leg of the tour with shows in Boston, DC, Philadelphia, and New York City. The New Yorker, previewing the June 12 show at The Town Hall in New York, says Mala "is an amusing and thought-provoking joy." Time Out New York says "Banhart is no less wonderful" a decade into his career. The European leg of the tour begins at the end of the month.

For additional tour details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour. To pick up a copy of Mala, head to the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout.

Watch the Morning Becomes Eclectic set here: