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[A]s Kevin Devine and Andy Hull talk about name-checking P.T. Anderson’s film “The Master” for a crowd in Santa Barbra as example of poor stage banter, you get the sense that these guys absolutely love playing music together. Bad Books is an exercise of exuberant friendship and musicianship. You see it when Benjamin Homola grimaces before unleashing a high snare hit, and as Robert McDowell tosses off his cap for fuller hair whipping. You see it when Jonathan Corley and Chris Freeman crack a joke over bass and tambourine rhythms. These guys just love sharing the stage, and have made…
Leave a Comment20. Best Coast – The Only Place – LoFi sun-pop outfit Best Coast released their second record a shining record that smells like the Pacific, sparkles like a sunny day at the beach, and is the absolute perfect sunny day record. Song after song, are perfectly shimmering pop gems that are extremely catchy, fun, and total earworms. Listen: Best Coast – The Only Place | Buy: The Only Place 18. Goodnight, Texas – A Long Life of Living – Goodnight Texas is a cross collaboration from Avi Vinocur and Patrick Dyer Wolf, and a Long Life of Living is their…
1 Comment1. Father John Misty – Fear Fun [C]roce, Skynard, Nilsson, Fogerty and Morrison had a baby and named it Father John Misty. Right out of the gate this album rocketed to the top of my most listened to list. Hooked in by “Well You Can Do It Without Me”‘s Nilsson-like flavor and then drawn into the much deeper and more complicated workings of stunners such as “Funtimes in Babylon”, “Only Son of the Ladies Man”, and… fuck it, the whole album is fantastic. 2. The Lumineers – The Lumineers [I]t says a lot about the state of the musical union…
12 CommentsBad Books, the Andy Hull & Kevin Devine project were recorded playing their fantastic song ‘Baby Shoes’ at CMJ earlier this fall. Their self-titled album was released in October and it is just fantastic. They’ve been offering it up for $5 for a while now, and is well worth twice that. Buy Bad Books
1 CommentThe official music video for “You Wouldn’t Have To Ask” from Bad Books self-titled debut album. Bad Books is Kevin Devine + Manchester Orchestra. The video is very Buddy Holly / 60’s American Bandstand-esque. Check my review of Bad Books’ album here.
Leave a CommentYou Wouldn’t Have to Ask Bad Books is a side project featuring Kevin Devine and Andy Hull (of Manchester Orchestra.) Without any real concept or reasoning other than to write music together while away from MO, the two realized an entire album together. The self-titled debut was released October 19th, 2010 via Favorite Gentlemen Recordings, the record label that was founded and has been run by Manchester Orchestra since 2007. What comes out is 35 minutes of really good music. Although you can hear the differences (or what seems to be differences) between songs written by Devine and Hull respectively,…
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