DeVotchka - Mad and Faithfull Telling

Release Date:08/05/2008;Notes:This four-piece multi-instrumental outfit fuses gypsy, Greek, Slavic, and mariachi with American punk and folk roots. Directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris chose DeVotchka to score "Little Miss Sunshine" in 2006, the breakout indie film of the year, garnering four Academy Award nominations and earning DeVotchka a Grammy nod for Best Soundtrack. Their stage set up is fortified by sousaphone, accordion, piano, violin, a bouzouki, upright bass, percussion, trumpet, drums, and a Theremin. The band has toured with similar maverick acts such as Calexico and Flogging Molly and will also appeal to fans of Arcade Fire, Neko Case, and David Byrne.;Track List:1. Basso Profundo;2. Along the Way;3. Clockwise Witness;4. Head Honcho;5. Comrade Z;6. Transliterator;7. Blessing in Disguise;8. Undone;9. Strizzalo;10. New World