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A Mad & Faithful Telling
Folk · 2008 · 11 tracks · 46m

A Mad & Faithful Telling

DeVotchKa

A sweeping blend of Romani folk, spaghetti western brass, and operatic indie rock. Cinematic, dusty, and grandly melancholic.

March 17, 2008 · Epitaph

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A grand, theatrical melancholy that feels both adventurous and deeply lonely.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 46m
01
Basso Profundo
5:15
02
Along the Way
3:59
03
The Clockwise Witness
4:38
04
Head Honcho
3:45
05
Comrade Z
2:25
06
Transliterator
4:32
07
Blessing in Disguise
5:50
08
Undone
5:03
09
Strizzalo
1:31
10
New World
5:15
11
Undone
4:33
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the theremin mimics a human cry during the soaring climax of Basso Profundo
The sudden burst of mariachi-style brass that transforms the melancholic tension of Head Honcho
The delicate, weeping violin melody that carries the weight of the final minute in Undone
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How does A Mad & Faithful Telling sound next to the rest of DeVotchKa's catalogue?

Storytelling+1.8σ

The writing leans notably further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

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