Denver-based cabaret/Gypsy/indie rock collective DeVotchKa's collection of four covers, a traditional piece and one new original puts to shame many artists who have tried to bridge the gap between full-length albums in the past with a hastily thrown together EP. In between a languid and lush version of "I Cried Like a Silly Boy" by Ted Thacker, and a frenzied, South of the Border carnival jam called "Zopilote Mojado," DeVotchKa manages to turn Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Last Beat of My Heart" into the anthem at the end of the world and the Velvet Underground's oft-covered "Venus in Furs" into the best 16 Horsepower song ever stuck to tape. Even the two weakest cuts, a breezy version of the Frank Sinatra standard "Something Stupid" and the dervish-like title track warrant repeated listens, making this little transient jukebox one of the best kept secrets of 2006.
Time to sneak a good cover in before the day is through.I love this version! I was so fortunate to see DeVotchKa play at Bumbershoot this year. I loved this song when they played it live, but had no idea really what it was (or that it was a cover of a Velvet Underground song).The show was really marvelous - after a long day hanging out at the same stage (much of the day spent with Amber, I mi...
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Originally a backing band for burlesque shows, Devotchka is no longer playing second fiddle to buxom babes, after scoring Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine.The Denver, Colorado based quartet is currently touring the US in support of their 2006 release ??Curse Your Little Heart?? (Ace Fu).May 24 2007 8:00P Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CaliforniaMay 25 2007...
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The Velvet Underground and Nico we're one of those acts it took a while for me to appreciate. One or two songs still haven't hit my WOW button, but 'Venus In Furs' had me on Hello.Whilst trawling the mp3 blogs tonight I hooked something I never expected to ever witness. A good cover version of Venus In Furs...http://www.rdhd.com/mp3s/Venus.mp3The band are DeVotchka -- described by the blog (Sha...
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if you were, say, taking a road trip from amarillo, texas to santa fe, new mexico -- what sort of mix would you take along with you? what would fit that mood?for those who are not familiar with this area, think canyons, dryness, cold mountain air, long open stretches of nothingness.devotchka, in my opinion, fits this bill hands down. but my mind is blank when it comes to anything else. i have...
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Here's the playlist from tonight's mixtape = love radio show. You can stream the show here, or you can subscribe to the podcast. Here's the xml: http://patradio.org/mixtape.xml Those of you who have iTunes and prefer one-click magic can subscribe by clicking the button below. Additionallly, you may want to visit my blog, as I have links there for you to download the Iclcles track and the tw...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 I Cried Like a Silly Boy |
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| 2 Curse Your Little Heart |
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| 3 The Last Beat of My Heart |
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| 4 Somethin' Stupid |
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| 5 Venus in Furs |
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| 6 El Zopilote Mojado |
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