Kevin Devine On His New Album “Nothing’s Real, So Nothing’s Wrong,” Career Plans, Creativity, His New York Roots, TV & More
Kevin Devine’s musical career began in the early 2000s with the band Miracle Of 86. From there he struck out on his own, performing solo and with his ever-evolving backing collective, The Goddamn Band, eventually forming Bad Books with Manchester Orchestra. In 2015, Devine started his Devinyl Splits 7″ series, collaborating with The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws (Nada Surf), David Bazan, The Front Bottoms, and Meredith Graves. Devine has also served as a touring member of several bands, and performed alongside Frightened Rabbit, John K. Samson and Julien Baker.
March 25, 2022 brings a new studio album from Kevin Devine, Nothing’s Real, So Nothing’s Wrong, as due out via Triple Crown Records. The album’s lead single “Albatross” served as a powerful introduction to the new record, which Devine has described as “a hard reboot, a fragmented emptying-out for us strugglers whose life experience invalidates cookie-cutter solutions or miracle cures or 21st century coping mechanisms.” In support of the album, Devine is kicking off a tour on March 24, 2022 with an in-store appearance at Long Island, New York’s Looney Tunes, as followed by a proper launch on April 6, 2022 at Baltimore, Maryland’s Ottobar. Kayleigh Goldsworthy, Pronoun and Kississippi will be supporting Devine on tour, which is set to wrap in Atlanta, Georgia on May 20th.
On March 2, 2022, I had the pleasure of speaking with Kevin Devine via Zoom, as embedded below. Beyond Nothing’s Real, So Nothing’s Wrong, we discussed his creative process, his New York roots, future projects and TV recommendations. More on Devine can be found here, here and here.
About the Author
Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."
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