Devo plan first album in 20 years

BBC ^ | Thursday, 12 March 2009 | no byline

[a fool in paradise]

The as-yet-untitled record is the long awaited follow up to 1990's Smooth Noodle Maps.

Formed in Ohio in 1973, the band were famed for wearing yellow boiler suits and flowerpot style hats on stage which they called "power domes".

The new LP, set for release in autumn 2010 will feature their first new material since 2007.

On their official website the band said: "De-evolution has finally arrived and who better to guide us through the mess than Devo."

[a fool in paradise]

http://www.clubdevo.com/

[Vaquero]

are we not men?

Jello mold hat alert.

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Full press release here:

http://www.clubdevo.com/mp/news_pgs/albumnews_2009.html

[Mr. Mojo]

On their official website the band said: "De-evolution has finally arrived and who better to guide us through the mess than Devo."

Finally? It was going strong when they recorded "Jocko Homo" during the Carter admin.

[backwoods-engineer]

Thanks for posting! I will buy their new album!

[a fool in paradise]

[dennisw]

Whip it good

[a fool in paradise]

They should get Lily Tomlin as an opener. For old times’ sake.

[Cyber Liberty]

Not very bright on their part.

[Snickering Hound]

1980 was a long time ago...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cadA5iANN2o

[latina4dubya]

Jello mold hat alert.

haha... i thought they were terra cotta pots...

[steveo]

Do I not Freep?
I am...

[ClearCase_guy]

I feel like I’m re-living the Jimmy Carter years.

[gimme1ibertee]

K-R-R-RACK THAT WHIP!!!! LOLOL

[latina4dubya]

“Whip it good”

i remember being at a Halloween party in a friend’s garage in 1980, dancing with a really cute boy (Eugene Garcia) to this song...

[Tijeras_Slim]

We’re through being cool, we’re through being cool
Eliminate the ninnies and the twits
Going to bang some heads, going to beat some butts
Time to show those evil spuds what’s what

Why do I think the mods like this one?

[Rational Thought]

That’s Funny!

[a fool in paradise]

Duty Now For the STATE.

[Constitution Day]

LOL! It might as well be their theme song!

[Tijeras_Slim]

Can Kraftwerk be far behind? Be still my heart!

[BlueMondaySkipper]

i remember being at a Halloween party in a friend’s garage in 1980, dancing with a really cute boy (Eugene Garcia) to this song...

I sincerely hope you are an "innie"

[a fool in paradise]

Kraftwerk played a concert in recent years, I don’t know about an album.

“Devo” has played too but without Mark Mothersbough.

[Constitution Day]

Can Kraftwerk be far behind? Be still my heart!

I'm holding out for a world tour from Autobahn:

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Can Kraftwerk be far behind?

"Radio...activ...ity.

[rintense]

Crack that whip!

[Caramelgal]

This thread needs more “cow bell whip”.

Devo – Whip It

I liked Devo but I much prefer They Might Be Giants in the nerdy rock genre.

They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul (Live)

[SoDak]

Sweet! I love Devo.

[martin_fierro]

[stbdside]

Yes, Krafrtwerk put out a 2-CD live album called “Minimum/Maximum”.

[dfwgator]

Can an “Oingo Boingo” reunion be far behind?

[Leo Farnsworth]

I'm a Lebowski fan, too.

However, Kraftwerk wrote the song “Autobahn.”

nagelbett doesn't really exist...

[Constitution Day]

I know that...was just being silly!

“Autobahn”, the nihilist band from the movie, is supposed to be a parody of Kraftwerk, I think.

Abide.

[Leo Farnsworth]

Abide.

;-)

[latina4dubya]

I sincerely hope you are an "innie"

what does my dancing with Eugene have to do with my belly button?

[blau993]

I suppose this means that the town of Devon, Pennsylvania is once again going to need a budget line item for continually repainting the letter “N” on road signs that include the town’s name.

[Allegra]

I suppose this means that the town of Devon, Pennsylvania is once again going to need a budget line item for continually repainting the letter “N” on road signs that include the town’s name.

Sort of like in the 80s when the powers that be in New Waverly, TX had to keep adding the "rly" back on the end of its signs.

[Lady Jag]

What a fun idea!

[Lady Jag]

How could it be!!!!

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

I saw an interview with Mothersbaugh once where he said, “Devo was a one-joke band. But it was a really good joke.”

[sushiman]

These spuds openly support Obama and you are going to buy their album ???

[SunkenCiv]

De-evolution has finally arrived and who better to guide us through the mess than Devo.

I've always kinda hated the band, but it's hard to argue with that. :')

[ViLaLuz]

[backwoods-engineer]

Oh, thanks a lot sushiman. /sarc I was in my blissful ignorance about Devo being Zerobama supporters. Now, I guess I’ll have to stop listening to them, along with John Cougar Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Hornsby, Don Henley, and Pearl Jam. I wish these artists would just shut up and SING.

[sushiman]

I’ve been deleting friends from my MYSPACE page left and right : Devo ; B-52s ; Portishead ; Bob Dylan ; and a host of others . They don’t need to advertise their preference ; like you saod - just sing and shut up !

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Devo was the idea they had while making a film for the Ann Arbor film festival in the mid-70s. They needed a soundtrack for the film and became a band. Mothersbough went on to working in television making sountracks for tv shows and tv commercials.

To my knowledge, they didn't concoct any multimedia Obama adverts.

[a fool in paradise]

Is that art by Shepherd Fairey, the same man who made the famous street art posters of OBAMESSIAH?

[BlueMondaySkipper]

what does my dancing with Eugene have to do with my belly button?

Ummm... I wasn't referring to your belly button. ;-)

[BlueMondaySkipper]

Mothersbough went on to working in television making sountracks for tv shows and tv commercials.

Check out the music credits for the Rugrats cartoon. It's almost all written and performed by Mothersbough.

[TravisBickle]

I know that...was just being silly!

“Autobahn”, the nihilist band from the movie, is supposed to be a parody of Kraftwerk, I think.

Abide

Donny: Are these the Nazis, Walter?
Walter Sobchak: No, Donny, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of.

and . . .

Walter Sobchak: Nihilists! F*** me. I mean, say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.

[ViLaLuz]

“Is that art by Shepherd Fairey, the same man who made the famous street art posters of OBAMESSIAH?”

Interesting. I don’t know. If it is, I wonder how many on the left have condemned him for his racist depiction?