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| SuperMelodrama | ||||
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| Studio album by DeVotchKa | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk, gypsy punk | |||
| Length | 37 minutes | |||
| Label | Dago Records | |||
| DeVotchKa chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
SuperMelodrama is the first album by the band DeVotchKa. It was released by Dago Records in 2000. It was recorded partly at Absinthe Studios, in Westminster, Colorado.
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." Global Rhythm praised the "raucous surf-gypsy leanings."
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
- ^ "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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