Devastations
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By Alec Hanley Bemis
Tom Carlyon, Hugo Cran, and Conrad Standish formed Devastations in Melbourne, Australia in 2002, but left the continent several years back, and currently reside in whichever European city will host them – mostly Berlin or, when they can’t avoid it, London city proper. (“L’Undone” as they say in their own unique coinage.) But more on that later…
The group has released two previous records, each weighing in at a well-balanced ten tracks. 2003’s self-titled debut won them a following in Europe, and that’s where they created 2005’s Coal, an album that raised their profile considerably both home and abroad. Nominated for the Australian Music Prize (AMP), it put them in contention with esteemed countrymen like the Go-Betweens, the Drones, Ben Lee, and Wolfmother. The record went on to receive praise in such antipodal press outlets as Uncut (four stars), Pitchfork (7.5 rating), and Q Magazine (“cultdom seems assured; more may follow”). Magnet called it “one of 2006’s most dramatic dark turns,” naming the group to the class of 2007 in their annual “Who’s next” round-up. Meanwhile, the band mounted their first major tours of the United States and Europe, capping off a year of non-stop activity with a triumphant appearance this April at the Dirty Three-curated All Tomorrow’s Parties festival in England.
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Coal
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Yes, U
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Devastations
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mykyy0099
Pure gold.
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Rod_S
What happened to these guys?
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TaTeVer
love
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BlackCoffeeDuck
come back [2]
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janki-jaya
come back
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zU2anna
i've been looking for such a deep, warm, melancholic voice to hug me for about three months
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bonhomie
well, i'm a Blonde Redhead fan and i LOVE this band!!!
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Weerth
"The Night I Couldn't Stop Crying" may be one of my all time favourite songs.
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LeopoldGloom
Stunning band...each record stands up on it's own and I'm pining for the next one if it ever comes to pass...
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bazzo-182
Try Tindersticks.
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Revenga8
Awesome
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Rod_S
"great band getting worse with each record" - yeah, agreed. Their first two albums both had a few killer tracks between them - Loene, Previous Crimes, The Night I Couldn't Stop Crying, Love Doesn't End Like That, but the current album is pure filler. Saw them live a couple of times supporting the National and Einstürzende Neubauten, thought the singer was way too deeply in love with himself considering nobody really gave a fuck about his band. Another band for the "when I grow up I wanna be Nick Cave" pile.
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browland
My discovery of the Devastations was very much a "right place right time" scenario. I was in a record shop and they were playing "Coal". I loved it right away and asked the owner what it was; I bought it on the spot and never looked back. Great band!
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tomthumb84
This stuff is BRILLIANT!!!! ONly started listening to them after a suggestion from a friend. Can someone give me a good top five songs list to track down?
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orgelblut
Night music: http://www.last.fm/music/Heroin+and+Your+Veins
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drmn
no, it isn't.
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SteQ
isn't it THE devastations ??
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melange775
dance with me ...
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MrMusicVibe
Where the heck is sex and mayhem ? O___O
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hjtadros
literally the only time in 50 gigs that i left and went to the toilet in the set.
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