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
Producer Chris Bracco
Kevin Devine chronology
She Stayed as Steam
(2010)
Between the Concrete & Clouds
(2011)
Bulldozer
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [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

  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

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