You can thank me in advance for this one...
DeVotchka is truly a beast with a multitude of heads. Part Mariachi, part spaghetti western, and with a healthy dose of Euro-Gypsy... unique is a word that just seems inadequate for these Coloradians. Una Volta is their second proper album(they also had an early live record) and was released upon this beautiful Earth in 2003 (please note: said Earth became more beautiful in direct correlation with said album coming into being). This ridiculously talented four piece gained wider popularity as a result of their scoring and performing the soundtrack for the film Little Miss Sunshine. That was in 2006, which means that this particular album had already been out for three years... and so it should be clear to all that DeVotchka's success was long over do. I hope you all feel shame.
Una Volta, as with everything ever created by these intrepid musical pioneers, is a beautifully charming and passionate affair. They display with perfect clarity and skill a number of musical persuasions, not the least being their roots as a traveling burlesque band. The overwhleming passion and drama of their music is breathtaking (par exemple, please see "Ocean of Lust").
If you have never witnessed DeVotchka perform live I suggest you concentrate all efforts and energies at righting this wrong. You'll die happier... or at least a bit less miserable.
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