DeVotchKa. Interestingly enough, my friend just put this on a list for me to listen to out of 11 other artists. Then today, I was listening to the wonders of the Little Miss Sunshine soundtrack, which somehow I haven't gotten around to do since I watched the film years ago, and lo and behold, DeVotchKa did basically the whole thing! So without further ado, I shall introduce you to this magnificent ensemble. The name "devotchka" comes from the book A Clockwork Orange whose characters infused the Russian language with English, which they called Nadsat. DeVotchKa in this language simply means "girl". The group sites Greek, Romani, and Slavic music as their influences, which is very apparent in tunes like Head Honcho and Stizzalo. They also dabble in more folksy sounding pieces like You Love Me and some beautifully arranged piano music with Dearly Departed. So дать им послушать. (that means "give them a listen" in Russian).
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