A Mad & Faithful Telling

A Mad & Faithful Telling is the fifth album from the band DeVotchKa. It was released by ANTI- Records on March 18, 2008. The band's largest tour to date, in support of A Mad & Faithful Telling, began on April 26, 2008 at the Coachella Music Festival.

A Mad And Faithful Telling
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 18, 2008
RecordedWavelab Studio, Tucson, AZ
NFA, Denver, CO
GenreIndie folk, Gypsy Punk
Length42:08
LabelANTI-
ProducerCraig Schumacher &
DeVotchKa
DeVotchKa chronology
Curse Your Little Heart
(2006)
A Mad And Faithful Telling
(2008)
I Love You, Philip Morris
(2009)

Track listing

All lyrics and music by Nick Urata and DeVotchKa.

  1. "Basso Profundo"
  2. "Along the Way"
  3. "The Clockwise Witness"
  4. "Head Honcho"
  5. "Comrade Z"
  6. "Transliterator"
  7. "Blessing in Disguise"
  8. "Undone"
  9. "Strizzalo"
  10. "New World"
  11. "Undone" (With the Hagerman Quartet) [Digital Release Only Bonus Track]

Personnel

  • DeVotchKa:
    • Nick Urata
    • Jeanie Schroder
    • Shawn King
    • Thomas Hagerman
  • Strings:
    • Violin 1: Tom Hagerman
    • Violin 2: Takanori Sugishita
    • Viola: Leah Nelson
    • Cello: Charles Lee
    • Hot Guitar: Tom Echols
  • Oboe: Kyle Mendenhall
  • Trumpets:
    • Jacob Valenzuela
    • Ron Miles
  • Additional Vocals
    • Timur Bekbosunov
    • Alexandra Walker

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Kevchino(9/10) link
Music Emissions[1]
Pitchfork Media(7.7/10) link
Robert ChristgauB-
Tiny Mix Tapes link
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References

  1. Younes, Gabe A Mad And Faithful Telling review Music Emissions. Retrieved on 2008-06-20.


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