A Pet Peeve

When a band/artist makes a music video using an acoustic guitar when the song is clearly dominated by electric guitar. (i.e. the new Kevin Devine video for "I Could Be With Anyone"). Highly disappointing, Kevin. Actually, this is a repeat for you. You did the same thing (only reversed) in "Me & My Friends". That's just shameful.

Brother's Blood

Kevin Devine is, in my opinion, one of the greatest songwriters of our generation. This is the title-track off of his upcoming anticipated release. I can't recommend his records to you enough. Buy them all. I know of very few artists who understand, and implement, the tango of storytelling and poetry in their songwriting like this young, Brooklyn-based artist.

"Cotton Crush" (In a Big Way)

Most of you who normally read my blog have already become acquainted with Kevin Devine through a previous video of his that I posted. However, you haven't seen anything until you've seen Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band. In this particular instance, based on my humble calculations, the band consists of:

5 guitarists

3 drummers

2 percussionists

1 keyboardist

and

1 bassist.

That's 12 people on stage at once.