Some Devil

by Dave Matthews

Overview

It wouldn't seem that a solo album from Dave Matthews would be all that different from a Dave Matthews Band album, since he's not only the singer/songwriter/guitarist; he leads the band and gives it its very name. That assumption turns out to be incorrect, since Some Devil sounds and feels much different than any DMB effort. With Some Devil, Matthews has turned in a brooding, moody album that attempts to extend the breakthrough of Busted Stuff, which signaled a considerable leap forward for Matthews as a songwriter and musician, finding him tackling darker territory. Here, he turns up the darkness even more, but loses the fluid musicality that came with DMB's loose-limbed jams. In a way, it's an attempt to shore up his credentials as a singer/songwriter, something that has always been overshadowed by his brood's status as jam-band favorites, and Some Devil certainly feels more at home among modern singer/songwriters from John Mayer to Rufus Wainwright than it does next to the String Cheese Incident. Even though he's cut a lot of fat off his songs, he still favors meandering to directness, which combined with the deliberately somber mood of the album means this often sounds like Automatic for the People as written and performed by Sting. The end results are a bit unwieldy, perhaps, and not always successful, but it is interesting and certainly different than a Dave Matthews Band record. Most importantly, even if it is a rather modest success, Some Devil does showcase a continued growth for Matthews as a songwriter. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/03/2024
Label:	Sony Legacy
UPC:	0196587888718
Rank:	2832

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dave Matthews   Primary Artist,Sitar,Guitar,Voices,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Baritone),Guitar (Electric)
Tim Reynolds   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Sitar,Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Tony Hall   Guest Artist,Bass
Trey Anastasio   Guest Artist,Piano,Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band   Guest Artist,Horn
Gena Brooks   Vocals (Background)
Dajana Hobson   Viola
Mary Strange   Vocals (Background)
Xiao Po Fei   Violin
Patrinell Wright   Director
Total Experience Gospel Choir   Vocals (Background)
Anna Doak   Bass
Marcia Steel   Violin
Mikhail Shmidt   Violin
Alex Veley   Organ
Tanisha Brooks   Vocals (Background)
Seattle Music Group   Horn,Strings
Dave Sebree   Cello
Shari Link   Viola
Jennifer Bai   Violin
Lulu Strange   Vocals (Background)
Jamie Laval   Violin
Peter Kaman   Violin
Leonid Keylin   Violin
Wesley Dyring   Viola
Gennady Fillimonov   Violin
Sammy Williams   Trombone
Michael Lieberman   Viola
Heather Bentley   Viola
DeShe Brooks Wright   Vocals (Background)
Total Exeperience Gospel Choir   Vocals (Background)
Clare Garabedian   Cello
Misha Keylin   Violin
James Weaver   Horn
Roger Lewis   Sax (Baritone)
Karen Bentley   Violin
Jennifer Sokol   Violin
Jeannie Wells Yablonsky   Violin
Jackie Robbins   Cello
Eileen Swanson   Viola
Bruce Bailey   Cello
Anne Sokol   Violin
Todd Gowers   Bass
Sherri Charleston Johnson   Vocals (Background)
Andrea Schuler   Viola
Steve Bryant   Violin
Kevin Harris   Sax (Tenor)
Bonnie Douglas   Violin
Chuck Deardorf   Bass
Rev. Brady Blade   Drums,Percussion
Efrem Towns   Flugelhorn
Paul Shure   Violin
Clark Story   Violin
Rajan Krishnaswami   Cello
Stephen Harris   Harmonium,Keyboards,Percussion
David Sabee   Cello
Mark Robbins   Horn
Cynthia Morrow   Viola
Rodger Burnett   Horn
Walter Gray   Cello
Mariel Bailey   Violin
John Weller   Violin
Vincent Comer   Viola
Mikhail Schmidt   Violin
Theresa Benshoff   Cello
Roberta Downey   Cello

Technical Credits

Gena Brooks   Group Member
Dajana Hobson   Group Member
Mary Strange   Group Member
Xiao Po Fei   Group Member
Kory Kruckenberg   Second Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Trey Anastasio   Composer,Introduction
Thane Kerner   Design,Art Direction
Anna Doak   Group Member
Bruce Floht   A&R
Bruce Flohr   A&R
Ellen Birek   Project Coordinator
Tanisha Brooks   Group Member
Shari Link   Group Member
Jennifer Bai   Group Member
Lulu Strange   Group Member
Jamie Laval   Group Member
Peter Kaman   Group Member
Leonid Keylin   Group Member
Wesley Dyring   Group Member
Gennady Fillimonov   Group Member
Sammy Williams   Group Member
Rob Haggeti   Assistant
Michael Lieberman   Group Member
Heather Bentley   Group Member
DeShe Brooks Wright   Group Member
Clare Garabedian   Group Member
Efrem Towns   Group Member
Floyd Reitsman   Assistant
James Weaver   Group Member
John Whynot   Engineer
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing
Sam Hofstedt   Assistant
Roger Lewis   Group Member
Brian Valentino   Assistant,Digital Editing
Karen Bentley   Group Member
Glen Ballard   Composer
Dave Matthews   Composer,Vocal Percussion
Jeannie Wells Yablonsky   Group Member
Jackie Robbins   Group Member
Jon Schluckebier   Engineer
Misha Keylin   Group Member
Kristen Gibson   Project Coordinator
Bruce Bailey   Group Member
Anne Sokol   Group Member
Todd Gowers   Group Member
Sherri Charleston Johnson   Group Member
Andrea Schuler   Group Member
Barnaby Draper   Photography
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Steve Bryant   Group Member
Kevin Harris   Group Member
Bonnie Douglas   Group Member
Audrey Riley   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements,Orchestral Arrangements
Chuck Deardorf   Group Member
Paul Shure   Group Member
Clark Story   Group Member
Rajan Krishnaswami   Group Member
Stephen Harris   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Programming
Paul Walton   Digital Editing
Rob Haggett   Assistant
David Treahearn   Assistant
David Sabee   Group Member
Mark Robbins   Group Member
Cynthia Morrow   Group Member
Rodger Burnett   Group Member
Walter Gray   Group Member
Mariel Bailey   Group Member
Tracy Jimenez   Project Coordinator
John Weller   Group Member
Vincent Comer   Group Member
Mikhail Schmidt   Group Member
Rick Levy   Assistant
Theresa Benshoff   Group Member
Eileen Swanson   Group Member
Roberta Downey   Group Member