Kevin Devine (musician)
Kevin Devine (born December 19, 1979 - not clearly verifiable - in New York , NY ) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Accompanying his singing he plays acoustic or electric guitar , but sometimes also bass and glockenspiel . When Devine is not completely solo, he is accompanied by The Goddamn Band , which consists partly of former members of his ex-band Miracle of '86 .
style
Its style varies between indie rock , folk rock and American acoustic folk; He also has a sympathy for the genres of alternative rock , grunge and lo-fi from 90s bands such as Concrete Blonde , Pavement , Nirvana and Pedro the Lion , of which he has covered several songs at concerts, as well as on EPs and as B- Pages played. Other such recorded influences from the acoustic area are u. a. Phil Ochs , Bob Dylan , Neil Young , Neutral Milk Hotel and Elliott Smith . After touring together with Brand New and the Manchester Orchestra , he is also brought closer musically to them; furthermore supported Jesse Lacey (Brand New) him vocally at pieces of his third album.
Career
In his early teens, Brooklyn- born Devine played in a local band known locally in the Staten Island hardcore scene called Delusion . He was later the lead singer and guitarist for the band Miracle of '86 ; Both bands were broadly divided into the genres of indie rock , alternative rock , post-hardcore and post-punk . After graduating from Fordham University in New York with a major in journalism in 2001, he devoted himself more intensively to his musical career, but did not turn completely away from Miracle of '86 by the time he was making his third solo album . He saw the band as a "kind of screamy rock thing" , a characterization that was too different from the "folkie songs" that he had in mind in the future. With his fourth album, he released the first on a major label in 2006 . A few months after the release, however, as a result of the merger of Capitol Records with Virgin Records, he lost his major contract and had to return to the well-known indie label for the time being .
On Scott Matthew's 2009 album , Devine contributed to singing and playing guitar.
Discography
Albums
- 2001: Circle Gets the Square (Immigrant Sun Records, Defiance Records)
- 2003: Make the Clocks Move (Triple Crown Records, Defiance Records)
- 2005: Split the Country, Split the Street (Triple Crown Records, Defiance Records)
- 2006: Put Your Ghost to Rest (Capitol Records)
- 2007: Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival (online release)
- 2009: Brother's Blood (Favorite Gentlemen, Big Scary Monsters)
- 2011: Between the Concrete and Clouds (Favorite Gentlemen, Big Scary Monsters)
- 2013: Bubblegum
- 2013: Bulldozer
- 2016: Instigator
EPs and singles
- 2003: Traveling the EU (Defiance Records)
- 2006: Buried by the Buzzzz (These Are Not Records)
- 2008: Another Bag of Bones (Academy Fight Song)
- 2008: I Could Be with Anyone w / The Goddamn Band (Favorite Gentlemen)
- 2009: Splitting Up Christmas (Big Scary Monsters)
- 2010: I Could Be the Only One w / Manchester Orchestra (Favorite Gentlemen)
- 2010: She Stayed As Steam (Favorite Gentlemen, These Are Not Records, Big Scary Monsters Recording Company)
Web links
- Kevin Devine Myspace
- Kevin Devine Website (About) ( Memento from September 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Spinner Interview 2007 ( Memento from May 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Shockhound Interview 2009 ( Memento from May 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Devine, Kevin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th December 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York , NY , USA |