In roughly 24 hours, I will have the privilege of catching Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band again. The show is in Austin and I'll also get a chance to see the new Emos. Well, new to me at least....

I wish this were available on a physical format

I haven't really listened to this EP in a while. It was a staple of sorts last year when I was listening to a lot of KD... but when 2014 rolled around, I went out of my way to avoid it in fear that I might burn out on the EP.

In my opinion its possibly their best collection of material. It's a pretty good collection of KD's work, but a little more "electric". I can't say enough about how these guys sound live. This was recorded as a "live" take so it gives you an idea of what they sound like live.

Shame this isn't available outside of a digital format.

Stand out tracks: The Entire Album

Artists: Kevin Devine & the Goddamn Band
Album: Matter of Time: KD & GDB Tour Ep 2012
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Label: ?
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I took some time a few months ago to share some initial thoughts on Kevin Devine's double album release of "Bubblegum" and "Bulldozer".

I didn't really know what to make of the double release... I wasn't sure if they should be considered as a collective "double album" or treated as individual releases.

After catching the band in support of the albums a few weeks after the release, I decided on the latter.

In my head and heart... I can't shake the feeling that they're a lot like Use Your Illusion I and II by Guns N Roses.

Not in sound or prose... but it's hard to listen to tracks on the record and not want to slip out the other to hear stuff off the other album.

Bubblegum is a little more abrasive/aggressive when compared to Bulldozer. I sorta liken it to Use Your Illusion I, in that it's the album that has tracks I would prefer to hear live.

The comparisons purely reside in my head tho'... there aren't any songs about wanting to live his life in a coma.

There are however a number of songs that touch on very pressing topics. One of the most refreshing thing about Kevin Devine's work is that he's decided to comment on very complex contemporary topics. Left leaning debate on Obama & Drones, Private First Class Manning and the Fiscal Cliff are all addressed on the FIRST THREE Tracks of the album.

It's not all heady conversation tho'... there's a number of foot tapping songs about self doubt and love too.

One of my favorite tracks on the album is titled "I Don't Care About Your Band". I'm not exactly sure if the dialogue is between him and a critic or a label that opted to pass on these albums. It's anthemic of what the two albums are collectively about tho'.

Stand Out Tracks:

Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band - Matter of time: KD & GDB Tour EP 2012

#6 Album of 2013: Bubblegum, by Kevin Devine & the Goddamn Band

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