Kevin Devine is a master storyteller, an independent singer/songwriter from Brooklyn, NY. He plays alone, with his Goddamn Band, and as a member of Bad Books. he imbues his ninth album “Instigator” – from the biting power-pop of “Both Ways” and “No Why” to the angular, Nirvana-esque “Guard Your Gates” & gorgeously finger-picked “No One Says You Have To” with intricate details and often-uncomfortable truths. Their meanings are personal, but their themes are universal. It’s a skill that makes both his albums and his live show so alluring: Even when Devine’s writing about the world at large, he’s pointing a mirror back at himself. And it’s there on “No History,” a string of personal vignettes centered on the September 11th, 2001 attacks. It’s a song made much more meaningful by both the din of the 2016 presidential election and current global climate.
The Fat Angel Sings 