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Devotchka

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Devotchka
Curse Your Little Heart
(Ace Fu)
Released: May 2006


***PRESS RELEASE***
Like the graceful incandescence of an emerging sunset, the compelling sounds of DeVotchKa send chills down one¹s spine while filling the soul with an overwhelming serenity. Majestic rhythms and orchestral pigments that dance within and penetrate the human spirit are the forces behind their fantastic dream, and the backdrop for their most recent spectacles Curse Your Little Heart and the soundtrack for critically acclaimed hit Little Miss Sunshine.

With three records and a number of nationwide tours behind them, DeVotchKa pays homage to some of their favorite inspirations on their new EP. An enshrinement not only to the wonderful compositions covered, Curse Your Little Heart is a stunning tribute to the very sonic entity that is DeVotchKa, itself. On tracks such as Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Last Beat Of My Heart" (a track that Win from the Arcade Fire thought they were destined to cover), the Velvet Underground's "Venus in Furs" and Frank Sinatra's "Something Stupid," DeVotchKa displays its versatility and infuses this disparate group of tracks with the band's trademark epic romance and tragic sensibility.

DeVotchKa has already garnered much praise this year for scoring Sundance buzz film Little Miss Sunshine, starring Steve Carell, Alan Arkin, Greg Kinnear, and Toni Collette. But critical acclaim isn't new to DeVotchKa. Sold out headlining shows nationwide, and shared spots with M. Ward, Gogol Bordello, Regina Spektor, CYHSY, and others, routinely receive fawning reviews. In addition, the band received a nod from NPR's 'All Things Considered' last year, calling How It Ends "Everything music should be," and ranking "Dearly Departed" as one of the best songs of the year.

***PRESS REVIEWS***
Time Out New York
"Challenging selections from the Velvet Underground and Siouxsie and the Banshees are spooked up with creaky string arrangements, and singer Nick Urata's yearning vocals have never sounded as sweet as they do on the Frank and Nancy Sinatra hit "Somethin' Stupid."

Rolling Stone
"Among the first to brave the heat is DeVotchKa, a folk quartet inspired by music from Eastern Europe... Indie-rock kids pour into the mini-stage area to watch them weave beguiling tunes from diverse instrumentation including a theremin, a sousaphone and the long-necked Greek guitar called a bouzouki."

***LINKS***
devotchka (official)
devotchka (myspace)
ace fu (record label)