Kevin Devine
Kevin Devine is an American songwriter and musician from Brooklyn, New York… Read Full Bio ↴Kevin Devine is an American songwriter and musician from Brooklyn, New York, who is known for alternately introspective and political lyrics and melodic acoustic guitar tunes. He cites his influences as Bob Dylan, Elliott Smith, Guns N' Roses, Brother Paramo and Nirvana, among others. He grew up in Brooklyn and Staten Island, and has spent significant time in Manhattan and Queens as well. Devine graduated Fordham University at Lincoln Center in 2001, majoring in journalism. He also played in an indie/punk/emo band called Miracle of 86 after the (Miracle) New York Mets. Even before that, he played with a popular band in the local Staten Island scene called Delusion. At Fordham he was able to hone his acoustic solo skills by playing at various open-mic and college events which made him very popular among the student body.
During this time he also appeared in regular stints at the Wetlands Preserve. Although still relatively unknown, Devine gained some popularity with his 2003 album, Make the Clocks Move. Newer songs reflect Devine's political views and the recent death of his father to a stroke. He has recorded records for Immigrant Sun Records and Triple Crown Records and has worked with Brooklyn based producer Mike Skinner, who is also credited as the drummer on his solo records as well as the drummer for Miracle of 86. He signed with Capitol Records, who released his fourth album, Put Your Ghost to Rest, on October 17, 2006. Only four months after his major label debut, Devine was dropped from Capitol Records due to EMI merging Virgin and Capitol Records.
Devine was able to gather a strong fan base as a result of his exposure through touring with Brand New. First appearing as their opening act in their 2004 spring tour, Devine made a small splash among their fan base. However, opening for them again in April 2006, and joining their 2007 Spring tour with Manchester Orchestra, Kevin's following was multiplying by the day. (Kevin also opened for Brand New as a surprise act at the Triple Crown Records 10th Anniversary Concert.)
Devine's late 2007 touring schedule included a tour with close friend Jesse Lacey (of Brand New) and Grace Read at the end of July through early August, followed by a short trip to London, a spot on the Austin City Limits Festival, and a tour with Chin Up Chin Up throughout Germany. In October 2007 he toured with Andy Hull from Manchester Orchestra and Owen.
Kevin posted numerous demos via his MySpace profile in late 2007/early 2008 and after negotiations with Capitol records, "Put Your Ghost To Rest" was re-released on April 20, 2008 by Procrastinate! Music Traitors.
Kevin toured Europe with Jenny Owen Youngs and Tournaments in May and other tours followed throughout 2008 with Jesse Lacey, Rachael Yamagata and Matt Pryor in August and September 2008.[1]
In late 2008, Kevin announced his new album Brother's Blood would be released in early 2009 on Favorite Gentlemen records, as well as a tour with Manchester Orchestra and the I Could Be With Anyone EP in support of both.
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Kevin Devine Lyrics


04 me and my friends me and my friends we don't encourage discipline or reall…
04 Not Over You Yet You were always cute But goddamn You got hot Hot enough to…
05. If We Meet Today Do you know how ridiculous you sound When you say you…
07 People Are So Fickle Oh baby baby please I feel an urgent need to apologize I…
08 Letting a Good One Go I think I thought so much about losing you That I…
10. Me And My Friends me and my friends we don't encourage discipline or reall…
11-17 I thought I was in love It felt like it from…
27th Amendment Some things take an hour here; some more like 200…
A Flatline Blur My friends are working on avoiding me So when we meet…
A Story A Sneak I took your ankle, tied you to the post I fed…
After Party The afterparty's rockin', girl, And everybody's dancing for…
Afterparty The afterparty's rockin', girl, And everybody's dancing for …
Alabama Acres So there's hundreds of auburn Alabama acres, With rows of re…



All of Everything Erased This is the window where I watched the future start My pup…
Another Bag of Bones It's a brush fire spreading, feeding as it moves It's a…
Awake In The Dirt Dad I know You can't see My actions as A plea for peace …
Ballgame A good man doesn't drink, And I've been drinking alone. So w…
Between The Concrete Walked in the world, became a Catholic Their oil and their…
Between The Concrete & Clouds Walked in the world, became a Catholic Their oil and their…
Between The Concrete And The Clouds Walked in the world, became a Catholic Their oil and their…
Big Bad Man 1, 2, 3, 4 I was a big bad man I picked…
Billion Bees I found you grieving in the grass Sky blood water color…
Blacksheep Boy Here I am back home again. And i'm here to rest. And…
Bloodhound When I was a boy I dreamt like a man I knew…
Brooklyn Boy Brooklyn boy, born and raised, chopping lines Hey hey, it's …
Brother's Blood My brother's blood boils in my arms It balls my fingers…
Bruise in a Brushwash I've got a newspaper problem Swimming laps through my head P…
Bubblegum Dug your shoulder into mine To see if I was there Constell…
Buried By the Buzz I got a sweet tooth Sunk in a soft spot That busts…
Carnival I quit the carnival It moved next door I thought I'd had…
Confessional at 6 PM I'd give myself a hand if I were you The right…
Cotton Crush The bricks get laid, And they get torn up, And laid again, B…
Country Side Glow You carry the beach in your way too short hair That…
Fever Moon You’re hot fog I can feel you and you’re not far…
Fingerprints and Photographs I'm looking at you through a wine glass I'm watching the…
Flatline Blur My friends are working on avoiding me So when we meet…
Go Haunt Someone Else The moralist on the mountaintop The cap gun cowboy caught pl…
Guys With Record Collections You always wanna be told you're right Well, maybe I got…
Haircut I saw your haircut in a storefront The choppy sides and…
Hand of God In the hand of God there's a cattle prod That…
Heaven Bound & Glory Be A reporter in a jail room, whispering her source to…
Hell is an Impression of Myself David, do you think that you could lay here for…
I Can't Believe You Been coming on for days The weather in your face Tweaking ou…
I Could Be With Anyone One, two, three, four, one I could be with anyone Just whil…
I Don't Care About Your Band I don't care about your band I thought I could; turns…
I Used To Be Someone Fix your eyes at middle distance Rich queens, fur fezes, twi…
I Wrote It Down For You I can feel it all without trying I can feel it…
If We Meet Today Do you know how ridiculous you sound When you say you…
It's Only Your Life You wrestle yourself to the ground You springboard and kick …
Just Stay I found my fickle friend Out in the alley way He said,…
Keep Ringing Your Bell I'm counting out dollars while I limp to your brownstone. I…
Less Yesterday Less yesterday and more today I gotta get my head on…
Less Yesterday More Today Less yesterday and more today I gotta get my head on…
Letting a Good One Go I think I thought so much about losing you That I…
Like Cursing Kids I saw your freckles on the shoulders Of a stranger…
Little Bulldozer Some nights, I bolt and sleep in the car From the…
Longer That I'm Out Here The longer that I'm out here the better you sound You're…
Lord I Know We Don't Talk In a motel room, with the Bible out Combing scriptures for…
Lord I Know We Dont Talk In a motel room, with the Bible out Combing scriptures for…
Love Me I'm a Liberal I cried on September 11th Tear ran down my spine Like I…
Lovesong Whenever I'm alone with you You make me feel like I…
Lullaby for a Snow Faced Girl Sleep peacefully Like the way you looked this morning With …
Lullaby for a Snow-Faced Girl Sleep peacefully Like the way you looked this morning Wi…
Marie Marie, you got me thinkin' Long term and being careful with…
Me me and my friends we don't encourage discipline or really…
Murphy's Song I cry at her bowl, dog's dying day A bone…
My & My Friends me and my friends we don't encourage discipline or reall…
My Brothers Blood My brother's blood boils in my arms It balls my fingers…
No One Else's Problem I was consumed with proving you were a liar. But what…
No One Elses Problem I was consumed with proving you were a liar. But what…
No Time Flat Your skin's in my mouth But I'm thinking about thousands of…
Nobel Prize Are you a nightmare or an oracle, unavoidable? Are you the…
Noose Dressed Like a Necklace A cadillac drives down my street A bead of sweat pourin…
Noose Like a Necklace A cadillac drives down my street A bead of sweat pourin…
Not Over You Yet You were always cute But goddamn You got hot Hot enough to…
Now: Navigate! There are tiers, as in levels, to reality On the industrial…
Off-Screen I saw you I saw you Did you see me? I was off…
Order in the Court I line up for my shot The judgement that I won It's…
People Are So Fickle Oh baby baby please I feel an urgent need to apologize I…
Private First Class Private Manning standing in a court room Pleading guilty; h…
Probably You probably don't wear your glasses But you probably need …
Protest Singer I stopped today to see myself in subway glass I was…
She Stayed As Steam all that music in your mouth rivers rushing at your teeth …
Shift Change I'm pushing pins through the pavement. I'm adding days to th…
Sleepwalking Through My Life Some days stand up Fixed at attention Some days race by to…
Splittin' Up Christmas So what if I'm freezing, I'm awake and I'm happy…
Tapdance You get back here You do it so slowly Do it calm,…
Thanks I never knew Things could be so slow I could wait so…
The Burning City Smoke Forty million refugees with no place on this earth to…
The Burst Of Blood In My Chest It's going straight to my head: I think I'm falling in…
The City Has Left You Alone Neurotic intellectual Emotionally unavailable You're everyth…
The First Hit Christ on the cross, no more room, just slide off Meet…
The Longer I Lay Here The longer that I'm out here the better you sound You're…
The Longer That I'm Out Here The longer that I'm out here the better you sound You're…
The Only One I am the only one that thinks I'm going crazy And…
The Shift Change Splits the Streets I'm pushing pins through the pavement. I'm adding days to th…
This Box Is Empty She's crossing out the details And dusting off the picture f…
Tomorrow's Just Too Late You drag your tiger's paw across Your chapped and cracking l…
Trouble Trouble tracks me down It's been dragging me around Since my…
Wait Out the Wreck I don't do that shit to myself anymore I keep it…
Whistling Dixie We're a nation full of dumbbells Pulling nightshifts at the…
Wolf's Mouth I got a wolf's mouth And it suits me I chew the…
Working in Quiet I go to the places where you are I find you…
Write Your Story Now I'm running out of things to say to you "This always…
You Are My Sunshine The other night dear, as I lay sleeping I dreamed I…
You Are The Day Break It's going straight to my head: I think I'm falling in…
You Are the Daybreak It's going straight to my head: I think I'm falling in…
You'll Only End Joining Them Tonight I'm posed and popping like a peacock I'm pressing fl…
You're My Incentive Your bearings are shot And your car don't work Like she us…
You're Trailing Yourself The sputtering blink of the street lamp Makes you taller,…
Yr Damned Ol Dad We're goin' out tonight my son, So bring your flask, And…
Yr Husband Your husband He drinks like a writer But he writes like a…


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