ARTIST: Kevin Devine
TITLE: Brother's Blood
LABEL: Favorite Gentlemen
GENRE: Alternative
BITRATE: 166kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 51m total
RELEASE DATE: 2009-04-28
RIP DATE: 2009-02-23
Track List
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1. All of Everything, Erased 4:36
2. Carnival 6:34
3. Time To Burn (Another Bag of 4:15
Bones)
4. Hand of God (When You Breathe, 3:55
Breathe...)
5. Brother's Blood 7:53
6. Fever Moon 3:23
7. It's Only Your Life 5:55
8. Murphy's Song 4:42
9. I Could Be With Anyone 2:49
10. Yr Husband 4:47
11. Tomorrow's Just Too Late 2:39
Release Notes:
Ranging from a whispered hum to a cathartic holler and boiling over with his
skillful wordsmithery, Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band's Brother's Blood will be
released April 28 via Favorite Gentlemen Recordings. The first for the label and
the fifth album in Devine's impressive oeuvre, the LP furthers his adventures in
exploring new stylistic territory and reflects the diverse talent and
contributions of his musical handymen, The Goddamn Band.
Testament to Devine's sonic ambidexterity, Brother's Blood showcases the
Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter's versatility and range, one that has afforded
him the unique privilege of capturing the hearts of fans of a variety of genres.
Case in point, in the last two years he's played nearly 600 shows with a
dizzying mix of artists ranging from Rachel Yamagata to She & Him and the
All-American Rejects to Manchester Orchestra. That's in addition to his
packed-out headline gigs and his guest appearances with friends Brand New and
Okkervil River during their individual sets at Lollapalooza 2008.
Just as much as Devine loves the road he has an equal fondness for the studio,
and in the midst of all his globetrotting, he cooked up Brother's Blood. A
confident mission statement about conscience, culture and personality, the album
is resounding evidence of his impressive maturation as musician. Recorded at
Williamsburg Headgear Studios with his Goddamn Band (Brian Bonz on keys &
percussion, Chris Bracco on bass, Mike Skinner on drums, Russell Smith on
guitar, and Mike Strandberg on guitar), Devine deliberately ceded more control
of arrangement to his players, hoping to affect a more live, full-band feel for
the first time on record.
Lead single "I Could Be With Anyone" is a charging and hook-heavy pop song
equally indebted to The Cars and Superchunk while the title track is a massive
and dynamic song fueled by epic guitar freakouts in the vein of Neil Young and
Built To Spill. Meanwhile, opener "All Of Everything, Erased" shows off Devine's
quieter side as he lays a bed of nimble and rhythmic finger-picking and vividly
describes a world fed up with humanity. "Fever Moon" is a sultry,
Latin-influenced meditation on lust and its consequences that wouldn't seem out
of place on a 1970s Leonard Cohen album.
While Devine and co. are gearing back up for the road, they'll offer a sneak
peak into the new material this March at SXSW. They will celebrate the album's
arrival with a hometown show at NYC's Bowery Ballroom Friday, April 24 with a
full headline tour to follow shortly after.