Late last year, Kevin Devine toured with Pinegrove, and now he recorded a cover of their song “Old Friends” (off the great Cardinal). It’s a somber take on the song, with just Kevin and his acoustic guitar, and he sounds great singing it. Here’s what Kevin says about the track:
When we were mixing Instigator, in January, my US booking agent Andrew Ellis called me late-ish one night and said he wanted me to hear this song. He actually said, “Listen to this like, right now.”
So once we were in a place to step away from the mix for a minute, I did, and it was “Old Friends” – I remember immediately being taken by the words, what I could make out, anyway, and even moreso by their delivery – casual, even languid, but intentional. A hard dance step to execute, and one Evan lands all over Cardinal.
It was a continual pleasure hearing these songs every night on tour this fall, and I look forward to all the great things obviously awaiting their band in the not-so-distant future.
He recorded it in a session for GoldFlakePaint’s Kevin Devine day, which also includes an interview between Kevin and Laura Stevenson, who he’s toured with before and begins a European tour with in a few days. Check that out here.
After Kevin’s European tour, he’ll tour the US with Modern Baseball, Sorority Noise (who just announced a new album), and The Obsessives. That tour includes four-NYC area shows (two in Brooklyn, one in Jersey, and one on Long Island). Get LI/BK tickets here and NJ tickets here. All dates are listed below.
He also put out an Elliott Smith cover today and a Leonard Cohen cover yesterday and you can watch those too:
Kevin Devine — 2017 Tour Dates
Jan 16 Underground Koln, Germany*
Jan 17 Nochtspeicher Hamburg, Germany*
Jan 18 Kantine am Berghain Berlin, Germany*
Jan 20 Schlachthof Wiesbaden, Germany*
Jan 21 Manufaktur Schorndorf, Germany*
Jan 22 Chelsea Vienna, Austria*
Jan 23 Magnolia Milan, Italy*
Jan 24 Eldorado Zürich, Switzerland*
Jan 26 Trix Antwerp, Belgium*
Jan 27 Melkweg Amsterdam, Netherlands*
Jan 29 Thekla Bristol, United Kingdom*
Jan 30 Bodega Nottingham, United Kingdom*
Jan 31 Deaf Institute Manchester, United Kingdom*
Feb 01 Stereo Glasgow, United Kingdom*
Feb 02 Brudenell Social Club Leeds, United Kingdom*
Feb 03 The Dome London, United Kingdom*
Mar 17 The Paramount Huntington, NY^
Mar 18 Warsaw Brooklyn, NY ^
Mar 19 Warsaw Brooklyn, NY ^
Mar 21 9:30 Club Washington, DC^
Mar 22 World Cafe Live Wilmington, DE^
Mar 24 The NorVa Norfolk, VA^
Mar 26 Music Farm Charleston Charleston, SC^
Mar 28 Mavericks Jacksonville, FL^
Mar 29 State Theater St. Petersburg, FL^
Mar 31 Saturn Birmingham, AL^
Apr 01 Marathon Music Works Nashville, TN^
Apr 03 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX^
Apr 04 Emos Austin, TX^
Apr 05 Gas Monkey Live Dallas, TX^
Apr 07 Livewire Scottsdale, AZ^
Apr 08 The Glasshouse Pomona, CA^
Apr 09 The Fonda Los Angeles, CA^
Apr 10 Berkley Theater Berkeley, CA^
Apr 11 Ace of Spades Sacramento, CA^
Apr 13 Summit Theater Denver, CO^
Apr 14 Waiting Room Omaha, NE^
Apr 15 Wooly’s Des Moines, IA^
Apr 17 20 Monroe Live Grand Rapids, MI^
Apr 18 Concord Music Hall Chicago, IL^
Apr 19 Egyptian Room Indianapolis, IN^
Apr 20 Park Street Columbus, OH ^
Apr 21 Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY^
Apr 22 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ^
* – w/ Laura Stevenson
^ – w/ Modern Baseball, Sorority Noise, The Obsessives