<p><a href="http://www.devotchka.net/cms/">DeVotchKa</a> frontman Nick Urata joins us for stripped down versions of the band's unlikely musical stew, which sounds something like the soundtrack to a Morricone film about gypsies at the Mexican border. <em>A Mad &amp; Faithful Telling</em> is the band's fourth full-length but first for the <a href="http://www.anti.com">Anti-</a> label, and (speaking of soundtracks) comes upon the heels of their well-received playing for the film <em>Little Miss Sunshine</em>. We talk with Urata about the role familial roots play in his songwriting, his ability to escape the 21st century, and the band's mixtape-inspired oeuvre.</p> true 2008-05-12T04:10:08-07:00 2008-05-12T04:10:08-07:00 41 image/jpeg devotchka.jpg 176637 2008-11-12T09:09:00-08:00 true 2008-05-12T04:10:08-07:00 &nbsp; DeVotchKa 2008-11-12T17:09:00-08:00