Jesse Lacey (of Brand New) is now streaming his cover of R.E.M.’s “Bad Day” via The Fader. The cover comes off of Devinyl Splits No. 6, his upcoming split with Kevin Devine.
Pre-orders for the split are available now via Bad Timing Records. Devinyl Splits No. 6 is the final split in the first Devinyl Splits series. It features both covering songs by R.E.M, with Lacey tackling “Bad Day” and Devine “Imitation Of Life.” A quote from Kevin Devine on the split can be found below.
“R.E.M. is an all-time favorite, a blueprint band, open-hearted & mysterious, slanted, iconic, quintessentially American. They’re the first concert I ever saw – 1994, Monster tour, Nassau Coliseum – where, 15 years later, we’d open for Brand New, a very cool moment for us that was obviously way-cooler moment for them. I like that both of us chose great 2000s songs for the split & not halcyon days highlights (although I guess “Bad Day” gets an asterisk as it was kicking around unfinished/released since the late 80s). I think Jesse’s cover is super appealing, faithfully his own, and reveals the melodic/structural/stylistic traces of R.E.M. I’ve always heard in certain bits of what Brand New does. It’s also particularly appropriate lyrically given our current what-the-fuck-is-happening political disaster-in-the-making. “Broadcast me a joyful noise” – amen, amen, amen.”
– Kevin Devine
Since early 2015, Kevin Devine has been unveiling his Devinyl Splits Series, a six-7″ series featuring Devine teaming up with a different partner every release. So far, the series has included Devine and Matthew Caws of Nada Surf covering each other’s songs, Devine and Meredith Graves of Perfect Pussy each recording an intimate original song (the first solo song ever released from Graves), Devine and Tigers Jaw each taking on a song by The Cure, Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band releasing their first new song sinceBubblegum, while Cymbals Eat Guitars released their first new song since Lose onDevinyl Splits No. 4, and Devine and Owen each contributing a beautiful acoustic original on Devinyl Splits No. 5. The final partner has now been announced as Jesse Lacey ofBrand New! Both artists cover R.E.M songs on their new split. All six performers appeared at the unique & sold-out Devinyl Splits performances Devine curated in December in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and Boston.
Devinyl Splits No. 6 tracklisting:
1. Jesse Lacey – Bad Day (R.E.M. cover)
2. Kevin Devine – Imitation Of Life (R.E.M. cover)
Brand New Tour Dates:
w/ Modest Mouse
06/01 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
06/02 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
06/04 – Edmonton, Alberta – Union Hall
06/05 – Calgary, Alberta – Macewan Hall Ballroom
06/06 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – O’Brian’s Event Centre
06/09 – Toronto, ON – Sound Academy
06/10 – Toronto, ON – Sound Academy
06/11 – Montreal, QC – L’Olympia
06/12 – Montreal, QC – L’Olympia
06/28 – Magna, UT – Saltair
06/29 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater
07/01 – Bonner Springs, KS – Providence Medical Center Ampitheater
07/02 – Chicago, IL – FirstMerit Bank Pavilion
07/03 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/05 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
07/06 – Cary, NC – Koka Booth Amphitheater
07/08 – Miami, FL – Bayfront Park Amphitheater
07/09 – Tampa, FL – Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheater
07/10 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amphitheatre
07/12 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/14 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
07/15 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
07/16 – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center For Performing Arts
07/19 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
07/21 – Tulsa, OK – Bok Center
07/22 – Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Field
07/23 – Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheater
07/25 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
07/26 – Chula Vista, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre
07/27 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
07/28 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
07/30 – Seattle, WA – KeyArena
07/31 – Portland, OR – Moda Center