DEVOTCHKA (London Islington Assembly Hall, 12/03/25)

From dark country ballads to gypsy-punk knees-ups, the Colorado four-piece brought their rambunctious cabaret back to London after a 7 year absence and it was absolute magic. I mean, how often do you get to see a sousaphone in action, let alone covered in fairy lights? And that double bass sure did reverberate through the Assembly Hall's ominously springy floor...