Spin (p.100) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] sultry brew of Gypsy, Mexican, and pop ingredients that's adorably silly and unexpectedly moving."
Entertainment Weekly (p.67) - "[I]t's a rare group that can make you wistful while wielding a caravan's worth of instruments like a theremin, accordion, and sousaphone." -- Grade: A-
Uncut (p.88) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Riddled with great tunes and gorgeous, lachrymose ballads....A MAD AND FAITHFUL TELLING is an impeccably titled album."
Alternative Press (p.152) - "A MAD AND FAITHFUL TELLING is both whimsical and rich, with poignant lyrical moments throughout."
Q (Magazine) (p.107) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Denver's DeVotchKa are a US four-piece who pluck elements from Romany, Greek and Serbian music, then shake well..."
Blender (Magazine) (p.75) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he quartet's willfully eccentric Eastern-Europe-by-way-of-Mexico mixture packs a more confident punch than ever, beefed up with auxiliary musicians."
On their first album since scoring the massive indie film hit LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, as well as their first for the higher-profile indie label Anti Records, Denver's boundary-pushing Devotchka stick to their guns. Rather than watering down their blend of Eastern Europe (Romany violins) and the American Southwest (mariachi brass; Tex-Mex accordion), A MAD AND FAITHFUL TELLING actually puts these elements out in front of the trio's more traditional indie-rock side on songs such as the lengthy, eclectic "Basso Profundo." Melodramatic ballads like "Blessing In Disguise" and "New World" are still the band's stock in trade, and A MAD AND FAITHFUL TELLING perfectly showcases their quirky but effective mix of influences.