Bad Books
| Bad Books | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia / Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie folk |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Triple Crown, Favorite Gentlemen, Sony Music Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Manchester Orchestra, Right Away, Great Captain, Gobotron |
| Website |
Bad Books on Triple Crown Records Official Twitter Official Facebook Official Instagram |
| Members |
Kevin Devine Andy Hull Robert McDowell Chris Freeman Benjamin Homola |
| Past members | Jonathan Corley |
Bad Books is an American indie rock band formed in early 2010, and is composed of indie folk artist Kevin Devine and members of indie rock band Manchester Orchestra along with drummer Benjamin Homola. The collaboration began when Kevin toured along with Manchester Orchestra in November–December 2008 in support of his EP I Could Be with Anyone, and followed by the release of the split EP entitled I Could Be the Only One in January 2010.
A self-titled full-length album by the band was released digitally on October 19, 2010, and on a physical CD on November 9, 2010. A second album, simply entitled II, followed two years later, on October 9, 2012.
Bad Books started as a collaboration between folk/indie singer-songwriter Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra's Andy Hull. Devine has toured with Manchester Orchestra since signing with their label Favorite Gentlemen in 2007, and the two had a spot supporting Brand New on their US spring tour in March– April 2007. Hull and Devine met again when they were co-headlining a tour in the US in November–December 2008, in support of Devine's EP I Could Be with Anyone which featured songs from his then-upcoming fifth studio album Brother's Blood.
Devine and Hull then started writing songs on the road when they met again, as Devine supported Manchester Orchestra on their UK tour in July 2009, supporting their release Mean Everything to Nothing. The two then continued to work together, and on January 26, 2010, they released together the split EP I Could Be the Only One digitally. They planned on pressing a 7" vinyl, but that was delayed indefinitely. The EP featured Kevin Devine covering the Manchester Orchestra song "The Only One", while Manchester Orchestra covered the Kevin Devine song "I Could Be with Anyone", both doing very different and unique renditions to the known songs.
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