Bad Books

Bad Books' debut album gets an expanded 10th anniversary reissue today (Built to Spill cover included), and the band talked to us about the music that influenced the album a decade ago, and how it impacted specific songs...

Kevin Devine and Andy Hull's collaborative project Bad Books have announced an expanded 10th anniversary reissue of their debut album, due out this Friday...

Jeremy's list includes Bad Books, La Dispute, Better Oblivion Community Center, Angel Olsen, Big Thief, The National, Leonard Cohen, and more...

This week's Notable Releases include Bill Callahan's lengthy comeback, Baroness' latest, Bruce Springsteen's orchestral and folky solo LP, the return of Bad Books (Kevin Devine/Manchester Orchestra), and more.

Listen to new songs by Bad Books, Future, DJDS & Dijon, Amber Mark, Peter Perrett (Only Ones), The Divine Comedy, Devon Welsh, and more

Our May 2019 playlist includes tracks by Sleater-Kinney, Jarvis Cocker, Vampire Weekend, Tyler the Creator, Holly Herndon, Flying Lotus ft. Solange, Big Thief, Rosalía, Hot Chip, and more.

The album sees the core trio of Kevin Devine, Andy Hull, and Robert McDowell abandoning a traditional rhythm section and instead making use of organ, foot pedals, string arrangements, and more.

The band also released a live video shot at their surprise SXSW set last month.

Headliners include Beck and Incubus on day one, Cage the Elephant on day two, and Tame Impala on day three.

The 2019 Shaky Knees lineup also includes Tears for Fears, Gary Clark Jr., Foals, Father John Misty, Tyler Childers, Phosphorescent, Dashboard Confessional, Liz Phair, Oh Sees, Japanese Breakfast, Mark Lanegan, Soccer Mommy, Pedro the Lion, Foxing, and more.