Formed in 2016, Chicago’s The Devonns (Pronounced The De Vaughans) are a four piece band that are hugely influenced by The Impressions, Leroy Hutson and Leon Ware as well as contemporaries such as Raphael Saadiq and Jamie Lidell. The beautiful, laid back ‘I Think I’m Falling In Love’ is a highlight with it’s lazy tempo offset by soaring strings and economical horns, Lidell’s ‘Green Light’ is covered and sent through a late 60s filter while the swampy blues of ‘Ain’t That A Man For You’ shows another side. ‘I Know’ is a lovely slab of deep-with-a-beat while ‘Blood Red Blues’ is a timely protest song that documents the familiar societal problems that blight modern day America. The lush, swirling string heavy ‘Come Back To Me’ is a gorgeous, pleading beat ballad while the thumping dancer ‘More’ offers another shade to this great debut.
Track listings:
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01 Come Back by The Devonns
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02 Green Light by The Devonns
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03 Tell Me by The Devonns
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04 Think I’m Falling in Love by The Devonns
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05 Blood Red Blues (Protest Song) by The Devonns
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06 More by The Devonns
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07 Ain’t That a Man for You? by The Devonns
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08 I Know by The Devonns
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09 So in Love with You by The Devonns
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10 Long Goodbye by The Devonns
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