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How This All Ends | Bad Books | 3:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Easy Mark & the Old Maid | Bad Books | 3:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Baby Shoes | Bad Books | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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You're a Mirror I Cannot Avoid | Bad Books | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Holding Down the Laughter | Bad Books | 4:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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You Wouldn't Have to Ask | Bad Books | 1:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Begged You Everything | Bad Books | 4:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Please Move | Bad Books | 3:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mesa, AZ | Bad Books | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Texas | Bad Books | 4:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
iTunes Review
This is the first release by Bad Books, a collaboration between prolific singer/songwriter Kevin Devine and members of the indie rock band Manchester Orchestra. Devine’s introspective acoustic balladry benefits from the solid power pop backdrop provided by this band while Manchester Orchestra’s ragged riffing and noisier tendencies are tempered by Devine’s subtlety and ear for melody. Devine and Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull each write and sing five songs apiece and they merge well. Some are easy to place — the folky acoustic number “Mesa, AZ” is clearly Devine while the driving “Please Move” sounds like a Manchester Orchestra outtake. There are also two fine acoustic ballads by Hull in “I Begged You Everything” and “Texas.” Where Bad Books shine brightest is on standouts like “How This All Ends,” “Baby Shoes,” “Holding Down the Laughter,” and “You Wouldn’t Have to Ask” in which they sound like a gelled band complete with strong harmony vocals from Devine and Hull. This is a fine debut and a highly enjoyable pooling of talent and vision.
Customer Reviews
Good
Hoping it would of been a little more upbeat, but good none the less.
Bad Books!
This ablum is not like a manchester orchestra album. The album is geared more in the direction of Kevin Devine's music, but it is still good none the less. You can really hear more of the music that influences Andy Hull and Kevin. There is sort of a Neutral Milk Hotel feel with some of the background noises. If you like more folky rock, Andy, or Kevin this is the album for you.
good stuff
This is a good album. It is a lot like A Virgin Losing a Child. "You Wouldn't Have To Ask" should have been longer because I think it is one of the best tracks on the CD and it seems like it ends way to quickly. Some other good tracks on the CD are "Holding Down The Laughter", "Baby Shoes" and "Please Move". Kevin Devine brings a new voice to the group that sounds excellent with Andy's. Good CD.
Biography
Formed: 2010 in New York, NY
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Bad Books
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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1 |
You Wouldn't Have to Ask | Bad Books | 1:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
How This All Ends | Bad Books | 3:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
I Begged You Everything | Bad Books | 4:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Baby Shoes | Bad Books | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Please Move | Bad Books | 3:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Holding Down the Laughter | Bad Books | 4:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Texas | Bad Books | 4:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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8 |
You're a Mirror I Cannot Avoid | Bad Books | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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9 |
The Easy Mark & the Old Maid | Bad Books | 3:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mesa, AZ | Bad Books | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Alternative, Music, Rock, Adult Alternative
- Released: Oct 19, 2010
- ℗ 2010 Favorite Gentlemen Recordings LLC. Manufactured & distributed under exclusive license by Razor & Tie Direct, LLC
