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A Mad and Faithful Telling
Released: 2008 10 tracksPosts about > A Mad and Faithful Telling
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4:37 mins. There's something cool and engaging about the sounds Denver,Colorado's DeVotchKa make by taking such non-Western musical styles as Mariachi, Slavi, Romani, Greek, and Bolero and blending them with punk, rock and folk. I'm not even able to put my finger on exactly what makes them so enjoyable to me. Could it be the catchy pop-song structures? Or is it the English-language lyrics that make the songs more understandable? Perhaps it's the seductive wail of lead si... MORE
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DeVotchKa's new album, A Mad and Faithful Telling, their first for Anti, comes out on March 18th. This will be the Colorado-based quartet's first full-length since their Grammy nominated score for the film, Little Miss Sunshine. The first single from A Mad and Faithful Telling,"Transliterator," is heading to digital release on February 19th. You can stream the track below. Speaking with Stereogum frontman Nick Urata described the "Transliterator" track as "the classic... MORE
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Here's a track off the new DeVotchKa album, A Man And Faithful Telling. The album is out March 18.
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Gypsy music is cool, and these guys have a great take on it. Its been awhile since I've put a disc on repeat for multiple days on end, but I can't stop listening to it...
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