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Between the Concrete and Clouds

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Between the Concrete & Clouds
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2011
Length39:13
Label
ProducerChris Bracco
Kevin Devine chronology
She Stayed as Steam
(2010)
Between the Concrete & Clouds
(2011)
Bulldozer
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME(8/10)[2]
Rockfreaks.net(7.5/10)[3]
Under the Gun Review8/10[4]

Between the Concrete & Clouds is the sixth studio album by American indie rock musician Kevin Devine. It was his first album since 2009, released via Razor & Tie / Favorite Gentlemen.

It is the first record of Devine's made that is fully backed by a band[5] – Kevin Devine & the Goddamn Band, consisting of keyboardist Brian Bonz, bassist/keyboardist Chris Bracco, drummer/percussionist Mike Fadem, guitarist Russell Smith, and guitarist/mandolinist Mike Strandberg[1] – and his fourth produced by Bracco, who previously co-produced Devine's Make the Clocks Move and Split the Country, Split the Street with Mike Skinner and produced 2009's Brother's Blood.[5] The album was mixed by Rob Schnapf, who produced Devine's 2006 album Put Your Ghost to Rest and the 2008 single "Another Bag of Bones".[5] Per Devine, "the combination of Chris and Rob on this record kind of marries the best aspects of everything I've tried to do over the past ten years."[5]

The UK CD of the album, released via Big Scary Monsters, features 2 bonus tracks, "Part of the Whole" and "Luxembourg", Devine's previous two singles (produced by Schnapf) released prior to Between the Concrete & Clouds.

Track listing

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  1. "Off-Screen" – 4:17
  2. "The First Hit" – 3:24
  3. "Sleepwalking Through My Life" – 3:22
  4. "Awake in the Dirt" – 3:07
  5. "Between the Concrete & Clouds" – 4:05
  6. "11-17" – 4:25
  7. "Wait Out the Wreck" – 2:01
  8. "A Story, A Sneak" – 4:52
  9. "The City Has Left You Alone" – 3:47
  10. "I Used to Be Someone" – 5:53

References

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  1. ^ a b Cherrie, Chrysta. "Between the Concrete & Clouds - Kevin Devine / Kevin Devine & the Goddamn Band". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "NME review". NME. July 18, 2009. p. 43.
  3. ^ "Kevin Devine - Between The Concrete & Clouds". Rockfreaks.net. 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  4. ^ "Review: Kevin Devine: Between the Concrete and the Clouds". Under the Gun Review. September 15, 2011. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d "Kevin Devine Between the Concrete & Clouds News". Favorite Gentlemen. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)