Hi, team. You'll have to forgive us for the lack of something interesting yesterday. I was in the car on the way to Augusta and Liz was busy being awesome... maybe we'll post a double feature one of these days and make up for it, yeah?
Ok, so the song of the week is the incomparable "How It Ends" by the indie/folk/gypsy punk/burlesque backing crazies of DeVotchKa. (If you recognize the name from literature, you're a cool and/or creepy nerd since they've taken it from the Nadsat word for "young girl" or you may just speak Russian.) This four piece hails from Denver, Colorado and bangs out their brilliance on everything from sousaphone and double bass to theremin and a bouzouki. (A personal note: the theremin is one of the greatest musical inventions ever, it's the only instrument you play with the Force. Watch one here.)
You might recognize this particular tune from the rather wonderful film Little Miss Sunshine which they collectively scored - if you haven't seen it, prepare yourself. The song fits so perfectly in context that once you've seen it, you really can't separate the two.
Appearing on the scene in the grand year of 2000, DeVotchKa's kept busy by putting out five albums and an EP and at the moment are galavanting around this here world while their A Mad and Faithful Telling album hit #29 on the Indie Album charts. These kids were also named the best new band from Colorado in 2008 - apparently 3oh!3 couldn't hack it.
The vocals on this track are stunning. They're sweeping and emotional and absolutely riveting. You have to give it a minute for it to really hit, but when it does, it hits hard. Apparently DeVotchKa runs with the idea that less is more, and with this piece they couldn't be more correct.
I think that's about enough for the day, though. I think everybody needs to hear this song a few times, this band has a lot to offer the world. Hope you like them!
No comments:
Post a Comment