Kevin Devine "Put Your Ghost To Sleep" 2xLP DeVinyl/Bad Timing Records  (US) 

Vinyl is NM, Jacket is NM in shrink

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Pressed on Tri-Color Orange/Green/White and Orange w/Splatter Wax!

Limited to /400 copies

Track Listing:

A1Brooklyn BoyA2You're Trailing YourselfA3Just StayB1You'll Only End Up Joining ThemB2Billion BeesB3Less Yesterday, More TodayC1Like Cursing KidsC2Go Haunt Someone ElseC3The Burning City SmokingD1Me & My FriendsD2TroubleD3Heaven Bound And Glory Be

Kevin Devine grew up in  and  and has spent significant time in Manhattan and Queens. Devine graduated from  at Lincoln Center in 2001, majoring in journalism. He played in the band Miracle of 86 (referring to the ), as well as the popular Staten Island band Delusion. At Fordham he was able to hone his solo, acoustic style by playing at various open-mic and college events. Devine released his first solo album, entitled , in 2002 under the record label Immigrant Sun Records, as well as being produced by Bill Manoudakis. During this time he also appeared in regular stints at the  venue in New York City. His brother, Dan Devine, is a columnist for Sports.Kevin Devine is an   and  from , , who is known for alternately introspective and political lyrics and melodic  songs. He cites his influences as , , ,  and , among others. 

Increased Success (2002–2007)

Although still relatively unknown, Devine gained some popularity with his 2003 album, . This album's songs reflect Devine's political views and a growing introspective style, inspired by recent death of his father to a stroke. These two styles would become a staple in Devine's music that followed.

It is the first of two albums released on . It is also the first of three albums produced by Chris Bracco and Mike Skinner (ex-Miracle of 86). In 2005, Devine released his third full length album, . He signed with , who released his fourth album, , 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 (who were also formerly signed to Triple Crown Records). First appearing as their opening act on 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 greatly increased his fan base and affected his career. Devine also toured solo with of and singer/songwriter

Brother's Blood and Bad Books (2008–2010)

After negotiations with Capitol Records, "Put Your Ghost To Rest" was re-released on April 20, 2008 by . Several new demos were featured on his MySpace page around this time. A majority of the demos would later be properly featured on and a single for was released in August 2008. The tours throughout 2008 were in support of the Put Your Ghost To Rest re-release and the new material.

In December 2008, Devine announced in an interview with that his new album would be released on April 28 on Favorite Gentlemen records. He also announced a tour with and the release of the EP in support of the upcoming album.

In an interview with 's , Hull confirmed that Manchester Orchestra and Kevin Devine would be releasing a split EP entitled "". He later confirmed in a January 2010 interview with that Manchester Orchestra and Devine had finished a currently untitled album featuring eight songs, with four songs written by Devine and the other four written by Hull. The album with will be released under the band name "Bad Books". In August 2010, the band officially announced their self-titled debut album, "" with a release date of October 19, 2010. A small east coast tour in support of the album was also announced.

He toured extensively in 2009–2010 for Brother's Blood, including dates with Manchester Orchestra, Brand New, and . He also played a number of major music festivals, including Coachella, Lollapalooza, The Bamboozle and Bonnaroo. On July 6, 2010, Devine released the EP, featuring outtakes from .

On October 19, 2010, the by his new project , featuring members of was released. The band supported the release of the album with a 4-date tour. Another short acoustic tour followed in December 2010, with only Kevin Devine and frontman playing songs, as well as solo songs, acoustically.

Between the Concrete and Clouds (2010–present)

On August 26, 2010, Devine announced on his Facebook page that he had begun writing his sixth album. A post made on his Facebook page also revealed tentative song titles which include "Between the concrete & clouds", "The first hit", "Off-screen", "A story, a sneak,", "The city has left you", "11-17", "I used to be someone", "Sleepwalking through my life", "Wait out the wreck", and "Merry Levov". The song "Merry Levov" was possibly renamed "Awake in the dirt", as it does not appear on the album yet would explain the lyrical content of the later renaming. Several rough draft lyrics of these songs have been added to his Facebook notes page. Recording was completed on March 6, 2011. This is the first record he's made that is fully backed by a band, featuring musicians Brian Bonz (keyboard), Chris Bracco (a.k.a. "Plosive") (bass, keyboard), Mike Fadem (drums, percussion), Russell Smith (electric guitar), and Mike Strandberg (guitar, mandolin). It was recorded in 10 days over a span of a month, being produced by longtime collaborator Chris Bracco and mixed by .

In March 2011 Devine toured with , and released a split 7" EP. Devine's songs on the EP are an acoustic version of "Between the Concrete & Clouds" and "Walls", a Tom Petty cover.

Two 7" singles, "Luxembourg" and "Part of the Whole", were announced and are due for release on May 17, with the album, Between the Concrete and Clouds, to follow later in the year.

During an Alt Press interview on July 6, 2011, "Between The Concrete & Clouds" was officially announced for a September 13, 2011 release in the US on Razor & Tie/Favorite Gentlemen Records. He performed some of his new material on tour starting in spring 2010.

A few songs on the album (most notably "Awake in the dirt") are influenced by the book by Phillip Roth.

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's classic album "Nevermind", Kevin Devine covered the entire album, and let fans download it on his website for free.

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