SuperMelodrama
| SuperMelodrama | ||||
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk, gypsy punk | |||
| Length | 37 minutes | |||
| Label | Dago Records | |||
| DeVotchKa chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
SuperMelodrama is the first album by the band DeVotchKa.[2][3] It was released by Dago Records in 2000. It was recorded partly at Absinthe Studios, in Westminster, Colorado.[4]
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that the band mixes "regular references to European folk, hints of sunny pop melodies, and angular post-punk ruminations via a mesh of clarinet, accordion, sousaphone, trumpet, percussion, and violin falling over the staggering peaks of the traditional rock & roll bed of guitar, bass, and drums."[1] Global Rhythm praised the "raucous surf-gypsy leanings."[5]
Members
DeVotchka had a different line up of members for the first album. Only Urata and Hagerman continued.
- Nick Urata – Vocals, guitars, trumpet
- Tom Echols – Cello, guitars, Vocals
- Tom Hagerman – Violin
- David Rastatter – Drums, percussion
- Sweet Johnny V – Bass, accordion
- Young Sam Young – Drums
- Steve Pang – Double Bass
- Michael Crow – Banjo, Jewsharp
Track listing
- "Danglin' Feet" – 2:24
- "DeVotchKa!" - 2:58
- "Gasoline Serpent" – 3:03
- "Head Honcho" – 3:11
- "Dark Eyes" – 2:47
- "Whiskey Breath" – 2:45
- "Sunrise on Cicero" – 3:14
- "Cuba Libra" – 2:05
- "The Jaws of the World" – 2:49
- "Life Is Short" – 3:28
- "Tragedy" – 3:31
- "Curse Your Little Heart" – 2:55
- "In the Tower" – 2:26
References
- ^ a b "Supermelodrama - DeVotchKa | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "DeVotchKa | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Bond, Laura (August 16, 2001). "Brave New World". Phoenix New Times.
- ^ Moore, John (July 21, 2002). "Colorado's Best Underground Bands DevotchKa rated first with an appeal that spreads just like clockwork". The Denver Post. p. F1.
- ^ Bessman, Jim (April 2008). "DeVotchKa: A Method to the Madness". Global Rhythm. 17 (4/5): 28–29.
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