Devon Kay & The Solutions

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Devon Kay & The Solutions
Origin Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Years active2011-present
Labels Pure Noise Records, Bad Time Records
MembersDevon Kay
Jake Levinson
Jacob Horn
Ian Terry
Joram Zbichorski
Castle Trees
Past membersRyan Scottie
Website devonkayandthe.solutions

Devon Kay & The Solutions are a ska punk and power pop [1] band from Chicago. They have released 4 albums and 3 extended plays. Originally being a three-piece, they have since evolved to having a larger 7-piece band. [2] They have toured with bands such as Dollar Signs, Less Than Jake, JER, and We Are The Union. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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History

Devon Kay, originally of Direct Hit!, [7] started releasing music as Devon Kay & The Solutions as a trio in 2011, with the release Never Punt. After the follow-up release of Losing IT, the band took a break for a couple years before reuniting to make Yes, I Can't, the first release to feature Jacob Horn. [8] [2] Limited Joy further expanded the band, adding trumpet player Ian Terry and keyboard player Joram Zbichorski, establishing the modern line-up. [9] In 2022, the band released Grieving Expectation on Pure Noise. [10] After making ska-adjacent songs in the past, [2] the band signed to Bad Time Records and released Fine: A Ska EP in 2023, comprising fully of ska songs. [4] The band then released & Knuckles, a two track video game EP consisting of a cover of "Still Alive" from Portal and "Escape from the City" from Sonic Adventure 2 . [11]

Discography

YearTitle
2011Never Punt
2013Losing IT
2019Yes, I Can't
2020Limited Joy
2022Grieving Expectation
2023Fine: A Ska EP
2024& Knuckles

References

  1. ↑ Sacher, Andrew. Listen to Devon Kay & the Solutions' new song "Liver". BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Denker, Bill. Devon Kay & the Solutions. Jaded In Chicago. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Moore, Em. Devon Kay and the Solutions / Dollar Signs / Tiny Stills (US). Punknews.org. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Sacher, Andrew. Devon Kay & The Solutions releasing 'Fine: A Ska EP' on Bad Time, opening Less Than Jake tour. BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ Moore, Em. JER / Devon Kay and the Solutions / Suzie True (US). Punknews.org. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ Moore, Em. We Are The Union announce spring shows (Eastern US). Punknews.org. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ Devon Kay & the Solutions. AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ Strummer, Brittany. Devon Kay and the Solutions (Direct Hit!): 'Losing It' (Exclusive). Punknews.org. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  9. ↑ Herron-Wheeler, Addison. Album Premiere: Devon Kay and the Solutions – Limited Joy. New Noise Magazine. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ Maranas, Joshua. Interview: Devon Kay & The Solutions’ Frontman Talks New LP, Full of ‘Bangers’. New Noise Magazine. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  11. ↑ Leg, Gimp. EP: Devon Kay & the Solutions – & Knuckles. Start Track. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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