#musicmonday 1/25/10

When I first heard that Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra were going to release covers each other's songs, I was giddy with excitement. Well the songs have now surfaced and these songs have officially made my day. Spinner.com currently has the songs (KD covering MO's "The Only One" and MO covering KD's "I Could Be With Anyone") streaming over on their website and free for download. If free isn't your thing, tomorrow the KD/MO split (aptly titled I Could Be The Only One) will be available to purchase. These covers are wonderful and I will most likely spend the rest of this week listening to them.

Re: Kevin Devine

Yesterday, Blaze mentioned that Kevin Devine's latest album "Brother's Blood" is going to released on vinyl in November.

Via Academy Fight Song:

The second release coming this Fall is from our good buddy and AFS veteran Kevin Devine, continuing his vinyl residency on AFS with the release of his 5th studio album "Brother's Blood" on limited edition vinyl, November 10th. We are excited and honored to have the opportunity to release another record for Kevin, but even more so to be a part of of such a brilliant record. We've gone all out with this release, pressing the record as a double LP gatefold with a die-cut jacket, innersleeve inserts, and a rad laser etching on the D-side.

The U.S. pressing is limited to 1,100 copies, with three pressings: 180 gram black [ltd. 200], red/orange swirl [ltd. 400], and blue/pink swirl [ltd. 500]. Our pre-order will begin Tuesday, October 6th at 12 Noon in our webstore. Don't miss out!

I really want to snag one of the red/orange swirl pressings. I will be sitting at my computer exactly at noon on Tuesday. Get this while you can!

AFS Webstore: http://academyfightsong.bigcartel.com/

A Dose of Devine

More likely than not, Kevin Devine will be a reoccurring name on this blog.

Video just surfaced of Mr. Devine and the boys from Brand New recording "Jesus" (which originally appeared on Brand New's album The Devil and God...) from a May 2009 session in New York. Check it:

Brand New - "Jesus" (Daisy sessions) from The Old Man and the Seymour on Vimeo.

Honestly, I'll always stay content with Kevin and Brand New recording music together. Hell, I'd even stay content if they always toured together. A girl can dream.

P.S. Big Scary Monsters, Kevin's UK label, has plans to release a Live in London album sometime soon according to a little tweet... To say that I am excited would be a severe understatement.