White Sea posted on IG that she was involved with this release, spotify credits don't list her though so I'm not sure what kind of involvement
Kevin played a live stream with the god damn band last night via lpr.tv I think it’s replayable for the next 48 hours if y’all are interested. Was a good way to spend my Saturday night
ya'll I did it. my top 10 KD songs in order of release: Ballgame Just Stay Burning City Smoking Carnival Hand of God Brother's Blood Holding Down the Laughter She Stayed as Steam I Used to Be Someone It Never Stops Close contenders: Luxembourg Now: Navigate! I Was Alive Back Then Supposed to Be I've Never Been Happier Than I Was in That Picture
Brother’s Blood is one of his best songs but it is not my favorite song, tho I don’t even know what my fav kevin song is tbh. it’s a toss-up between a few tho right now (appropriately) I’m leaning towards 11-17
I’m in love with the new version of “11-17” he put up on Patreon a few days ago. But my favorite song of his, and it has been for a while now, is “I Was Alive Back Then.”
No point in ordering them since they are all good: Ballgame It Never Stops 11-17 Brother’s Blood It’s Only Your Life I Used To Be Someone Another Bag of Bones Just Stay A Story, A Sneak Bubblegum No Time Flat Between The Concrete and Clouds Little Bulldozer Brooklyn Boy I Was Alive Back Then ...... I am past 10 and can think of another 10. Could have done a favourite 25 no problem.
Ballgame Noose Dressed Like a Necklace Longer that I'm out here No Time Flat Cotton Crush Go Haunt Someone Else Another Bag of Bones Brothers Blood 11-17 Safe Nobel Prize Private First Class Redbird I Was Alive Back Then I Wrote It Down For You Thats a top 15 and I refuse to narrow it down further
Ballgame is the quintessential Kevin Devine song. Self aware, inward reflective whilst being aware of the world out there an his place in it. As well as being lyrically fantastic, it also shows his fantastic musical skills. he makes the guitar sing. Acoustic and Electric. I don’t think you get to anything else post Make The Clocks Move without Ballgame. The epic Brother’s Blood or the Ballgame bookend, I Was alive Back Then all seem to have roots in that one song.
I Used to be Someone has been my favorite for a long time. Just Stay, Brother's Blood, Cotton Crush, Ballgame are all up there
There are tons of great songs that are bsides and covers too, and other project stuff. Mesa, Az, Army, Walls (Tom Petty cover) whatever (Elliot Smith cover) and so many more.
I bailed on his show last minute back in January and its one of my biggest regrets of the year, last chance I had to see a live show before the world went insane.
I slept on KD until I saw him supporting Cursive on the 'BTCAC' tour - been to see him 5 or 6 more times since then and he's probably my favourite artist now My personal top 10 Cotton Crush Redbird Just Stay 11-17 No History Before You're Here Somewhere Unoccupied Fiscal Cliff Matter of Time I Used to be Someone