Album
Between The Concrete & Clouds
2011 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Between The Concrete & Clouds is an Alt/Indie album by Kevin Devine, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 12 pressings tracked.
About
Prolific singer/songwriter Kevin Devine continues developing with each release. His first few solo albums were quiet acoustic efforts, while 2009’s <i>Brother’s Blood</i> involved a full band on several tracks. He then joined with indie rock outfit Manchester Orchestra to form Bad Books for a 2010 release. For <i>Between the Concrete & Clouds</i>, his sixth release, he fully embraces the possibilities of a group dynamic by bringing in his five-piece Goddamn Band to back him up, and he sounds liberated as a result. The space to expand his ideas and explore sonic options results in dynamic performances filled with crunchy, overlapping guitars (“A Story, a Sneak” and the title track), bouncy power pop (“Off Screen,” “The First Hit”), and textured keyboards (“Awake in the Dirt” and the majestic “11-17”). Yet while the music has expanded, he edits himself lyrically to produce a concise and focused set of songs. His talent for wordplay and rich imagery is still there, but he’s not as lyrically dense as in the past; he’s content to let his melodies carry more of the load on this energetic release.
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Tracklist
- 1Off - Screen4:17
- 2The First Hit3:24
- 3Sleepwalking Through My Life3:22
- 4Awake in the Dirt3:07
- 5Between the Concrete & Clouds4:05
- 611 - 174:25
- 7Wait out the Wreck2:01
- 8A Story, A Sneak4:52
- 9The City Has Left You Alone3:47
- 10I Used to Be Someone5:53
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Emo
- stripped-back
- earnest
- confessional
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Chris BraccoBAND , BASS BASS BAND , KEYBOARDS
- Kevin DevineVOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR VOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, WRITTEN BY WRITTEN-BY, VOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Mike FademBAND , DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Brian BonzBAND , KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS
- Mike StrandbergBAND , ELECTRIC GUITAR BAND , MANDOLIN ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Russell SmithBAND , ELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 12 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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