Kevin Devine signs to Capitol

Contributed by an Anonymous Source. Posted by aubin on Thursday, July 21, 2005 at 9:05 PM (EDT)

Reliable sources have confirmed that Kevin Devine has indeed signed to Capitol Records. The musician recently released Split the Country, Split the Street on Triple Crown Records.

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Someone (July 21, 2005)

Way to go! Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Someone (August 8, 2005)

i agree wholeheartedly. congrats kevin....

Tahoejeff (July 21, 2005)

What a sellout [/sarcasm]

Someone (July 21, 2005)

only because they couldnt get bright eyes, guarenteed. not that kevin devine is bad at all, but why else would they?

BlAquaCadetZstyles (July 21, 2005)

It's like Ted Leo, only boring.

InaGreendase (brian) (July 21, 2005)

Looks like some A&R guy at EMI with good taste should be losing his job within the next 2-3 years.

Someone (July 21, 2005)

Post this in the WHO CARES file

Someone (July 21, 2005)

I think its a pretty good move - i see a big potential in him. I could see him go real big.

backupdork (July 21, 2005)

that's pretty surprising.

Someone (July 21, 2005)

this guy is waaaaaay boring.

Someone (July 22, 2005)

SOMEONE FUCKING CONFIRM THE KD NEWS! So i can atleast go to asleep either happy :) or sad :(

Someone (July 22, 2005)

confirmed. seriously.

Someone (July 22, 2005)

I'm not too familair with this guy other than I saw him open up for The Rocket Summer (yeah, puke, i know) a while ago and I thought he was actually entertaining. He's got my vote.

Someone (July 22, 2005)

who the fuck is this and what do the have to do with punk?

SethCohen (July 22, 2005)

what the fuck do you have to with punk

Someone (July 22, 2005)

I second that

CrookedSuperhero (July 22, 2005)

He posts on PUNKnews.org Duh....

Someone (July 22, 2005)

Another ignorant post from an ignornat man. What a douche you are Crooked. Kevin Devine was in the great band Miracle of 86. They put out some great records on some cool indie labels like Immigrant Sun and sort of reminded me of the Replacements in some places.

Someone (July 22, 2005)

Yawn

CrookedSuperhero (July 22, 2005)

God, fuck you people.

Someone (July 22, 2005)

I just don't understand what these "singer-songwriter" types have to do with punk. It's better off called indyrock, but wait this guy can't be called indyrock because he just signed to a major. There's nothing wrong with indyrock. This sort of crap should be posted somewhere in indyland, not punknes.

rkl (July 22, 2005)

(a)some indie demigod for the scenesters to wet their pants over this week (b) and about as much as turbonegro. (YES I HAVE READ THE FAQ, IM JUST ANSWERING THE QUESTION[S])

Someone (July 22, 2005)

What does this guy have to do with punk? Still none of you can answer me.

Someone (July 22, 2005)

nice. i hope he gets a chance to make music on a major that way HE wants to. i like when good things happen to good people. -TOBB

Someone (July 22, 2005)

Im sure before he signed the contracts he made it 100% clear shti was going to be done his way.

Someone (July 22, 2005)

There shouldnt be one negative comment, this guy deserves this so much, and it couldnt have happned to a better musican and person. Congrats.

Someone (July 22, 2005)

Welcome to human nature sheltered teen.

Someone (July 22, 2005)

seriously, what the fuck? is this guy the new mike park or something?

Someone (July 22, 2005)

great fucking news. miracle of 05

Someone (July 22, 2005)

Boring! So some coffehouse douchenozzle gets to play in the big league. Yawn.

Someone (July 22, 2005)

By the Way, Violent Femmes weren't punk either. It was stupid college rock for neo-hippies

Someone (July 22, 2005)

An older friend of mine described Violent Femmes as Weezer before there was a Weezer.

Someone (July 23, 2005)

Weezer, is way more punk than Violent Femmes. They were just horrid neo-hippie coffeehouse pap.

Someone (July 22, 2005)

Kevin Devine is the man

PsychoOS231 (July 22, 2005)

How can this guy be sooooo boooooooooooring

Someone (July 28, 2005)

"We're punks, we want no part of anyone halfway intelligent. We want songs sung in a pre-puberty voice about getting back together with highschool girlfriends and making it to second base on a first date! I mean Kevin Devine doesn't even wear ripped jeans and mess up his hair on purpose like us...BORING. Kevin Devine uses his brain too much, just let us know when BLINK 182 gets back together or when Sum 41 and/or New Found Glory does something cool. Until then we'll be breaking up with a lot of girlfriends and disobeying authority cause adults are UNCOOL! Bye." You guys should probably listen to Kevin Devine, maybe he shouldn't be on this site because he is on fucking B. Dylan level. It was a matter of time before he signed a big contract. He's one of the best out there.

Someone (August 3, 2005)

Exactly true. I have more of what these punks say: "We're punks and we only like sad people, I'm sad, we're sad, will someone please cheer us up? We're punks, please HELP, WAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH. I'm lonely, stroke my penis. We're EMO-Punk shitheads...waa I wish Avril Lavigne would be sad with me" Or atleast I over heard them saying that. Kevin Devine is too smart for anyone who says he's boring so if you're one of them...hang yourself in your garage with Adam's Song on repeat. I thank you.