K-18

Searching for a sound to ground me
A familiar strain, resuscitate a sliver, a morsel or a sip
Trust - I wanna fall backwards and
Know my bones won't shatter on cold marble
Blue marbles in a vase

One way trip in reverse on a track of the eighth
The blue van on track
A Sunday Drive
Back when skies were blue because they were perfect
We didn't know any other way
Clouded characters fade, drain, dissipate

And when will I feel it?
What's on the other side
When will they find out?
All of these things I hide
And I want these moments to play out
Like a movie scene
What's at the end?
K-18

Best pattern's reversible
Through my mirror I see you and you and you
"I Feel The Earth Move"
Clothes on lines with infinite time to dry
And we don't die; oh but we do die
Look ahead, he's already dead
Shattered, shattered my theory

Teach me teach
Preach me preach
Encourage me, nourish me
K-18 at night under starlight

And when will I feel it?
What's on the other side
When will they find out?
All of these things I hide
And I want these moments to play out
Like a movie scene
What's at the end?
K-18

(repeat chorus)

Released as track 3 on the "Tape" digital single
Written by Devin Tait
c 2012 Devin Tait - Raughtic Music (ASCAP)

Performed live:
Feb. 8, 2012, The Other Door, North Hollywood CA

"Tape" Video and Single Released

"Tape" is the third single release from Devin Tait off the debut album, "It's Never The Way You Imagine It." The song is available for FREE DOWNLOAD through the Hard Rock Cafe's Hard Rock Rising Battle of the Bands Contest. (Click to download, which counts as a "vote")

The video was filmed over the weekend using an iPhone and an inexpensive sure-shot digital camera in Hollywood and West Hollywood.

The single includes two exclusive b-sides. "Strange Season (Turbo Moonshine Mix)" is a hypnotic, electro remix of the album closer, done by Tait's brother, Brandon Strecker, for his own project, Turbo Sunshine. The reworked version is very "Scritti Politti" which Tait enjoys immensely.

"K18" is a track that was originally intended to be included on the album as the final track. The stream-of-conscious lyrics reflect back on Tait's upbringing in rural northwest Kansas, name-checking the state highway which ran less than a mile from Tait's boyhood farmhouse.

TAPE finally released as a single

"Tape" will finally be released as a single on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. The project is part of a weekend challenge to film and edit a video, and put together the artwork and tracks, including exclusive bonus tracks, in just a couple days.

We would post artwork, but as of 3:29 on Saturday afternoon, no artwork has been created!

2012 Promo Video

Devin Tait 2012 Promo Video from Devin Tait on Vimeo.

Acoustic Show on February 8, 2012

First show of 2012

Devin Tait will be accompanied by Myles Matisse and Brandon Strecker at his first show of 2012 coming up on Wednesday, January 25 at Springbok Bar & Grill in Van Nuys. Opening the show will be Devin's good friends, The Ukulady and the Evil Sandwiches. Devin will even guest on a few numbers with them before his set. There's no cover charge, and the bar is offering half-off on domestic tap beer and well drinks!

Palms December 11 Set List

On December 11, Devin Tait performed an acoustic set with drummer Myles Matisse at The Palms in West Hollywood, along with fellow singer/songwriter Kevin Hardy (formerly of Slowmo Erotic). Here was the set list:

Not In A Million Years
I Say Nothing (Voice of the Beehive cover)
Here's The Thing
Heart Like A Wheel (Human League cover)
Alien Nation

Due to the preceding comedy show running over, the set time was reduced, so several songs that had been rehearsed were not played, including "Strange Season" and "Winnipeg Beach." A cover of Aqua's "Turn Back Time" had also been rehearsed. Videos, taken by Marc Loren, can be seen by clicking the links.

"Here's The Thing" is a brand new song, premiered at this show, which might be included on Devin's second album, which he is writing and recording now.