| Devotchka / A Mad & Faithful Telling |
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| Album: | A Mad & Faithful Telling | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Devotchka | Added: | Mar 2008 | |
| Label: | Anti- | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-04-27 | Pull Date: | 2008-06-29 |
| Week Ending: | Jun 22 | Jun 15 | Jun 8 | Jun 1 | May 18 | May 11 | May 4 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 02, 2016: | Music Casserole The Clockwise Witness | 4. | Mar 27, 2010: | The Knife Transliterator | |
| 2. | Oct 18, 2011: | Lil'Lolo and Spilly Willy Undone | 5. | Oct 02, 2009: | Mittens & Scarves Basso Profundo | |
| 3. | Aug 05, 2011: | Music Casserole Transliterator | 6. | Jun 30, 2009: | that's not bluegrass Comrade Z |
| Album Review |
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| Rob Majors Reviewed 2008-04-28 | ||
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Fusion of indie rock with East European folk and Mariachi. Strings, horns, and oom-pah or 3-3-2 drumming provide the primary back up for Nick Urata's sluggish, mournfully nasal vox. Auxiliary instrumentation includes more exotic elements such as bazouki and theremin. Doesn't stray far from their past albums; in fact, it seems more restrained and content to stay within the confines of its fully orchestrated world fusion sound. Probably could be described as "Mature." Trivia: Scored Little Miss Sunshine FCC Clean; My picks: 5, 6, 8 See also: Balkan Beat Box, Beirut, Calexico 1) 5:15 - Driving, with folksy vox hook and latin percussion. 2) 4:01 - Sweetly mediocre 6/8. 15-sec out 3) 4:38 - Catchy groove holds up orchestrated pop rock. Quiet chimes intro 4) 3:45 - Darker and driving, with accordion (?). Slightly more Eastern in sound. *5) 2:25 - Fast Balkan/Slavic instrumental **6) 4:32 - Sweet key hook switches off with urgent-side indie rock. Sounds singleish. 7) 5:50 - Mournful oom-pah; very Beirutish. 24-sec out. *8) 5:03 - Pretty ballad with a Spanish feel + accordion. 9) 1:31 - Accordion-led instrumental. Fun for a mic break? 10) 5:15 - Meandering, mellow 6/8. Ends with long instrumental. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Basso Profundo | 6. | Transliterator | |||
| 2. | Along The Way | 7. | Blessing In Disguise | |||
| 3. | The Clockwise Witness | 8. | Undone | |||
| 4. | Head Honcho | 9. | Strizzalo | |||
| 5. | Comrade Z | 10. | New World |