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DeVotchKa: 100 Lovers
The new Devotchka album, 100 Lovers, opens with the same intensity and melancholy that tore my heart up when I first heard their early records. Their sound remains totally original and truly their own – the flavors of Eastern Europe, dusty desert roads, Mexico, and flamenco.
By Anne Litt • • 1 min readThe new
Devotchka album,
100 Lovers, opens with the same intensity and melancholy that tore my heart up when I first heard their early records. Their sound remains totally original and truly their own – the flavors of Eastern Europe, dusty desert roads, Mexico, and flamenco. Both moody and triumphant all at the same time. Their sound is totally organic - real strings, real brass, real percussion, real handclaps. And, in our culture of bedroom albums, this one stands out sonically.
How It Ends and together we conceived of the band creating more than just a song for the film, but creating the whole sound and score. Devotchka’s visual and filmic combination of sadness, dust and triumph in their music fit perfectly for the film family’s journey – both literally and figuratively. Dayton and Faris went on to direct a series of promos for the NBA playoffs and, again, Devotchka’s music fit the intensity of the promo spot.
100 Lovers are “The Man From San Sebastian” and“Ruthless,” along with the almost title track, “One Hundred Other Lovers.”The precision with which Devotchka have created this album has made it an emotional, mesmerizing listen.
100 Lovers will be available to stream on demand from February 14 through March 15, 2011. The album will be released on Tuesday March 1, 2011.
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