DeVotchka - 100 Lovers - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

With the of the band's fifth album, 100 LOVERS, DeVotchka spent over a year refining their sound, taking multiple trips to the studio to craft twelve new recordings. The final product is the bands strongest album to date, combining the energy and pop verve of HOW IT ENDS with the rich arrangements of a MAD AND FAITHFUL TELLING filled with songs fans will love, memorable melodies to draw in new listeners, and driving beats that will slip seamlessly into their rousing live sets.

This four piece multi-instrumental outfit fuses Gypsy, Greek, Slavic and Mariachi influences with American punk and folk roots. In 2006, they scored LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, garnering four Academy Award nominations and earned a Grammy nod for Best Soundtrack. Their stage set up is fortified by sousaphone, accordion, piano, violin, bouzouki, upright bass, percussion, trumpet, drums and Theremin. For fans of Arcade Fire, Calexico, Neko Case, David Byrne, and Flogging Molly.

Carla Lother - 100 Lovers [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/24/2004