Lily Luchesi's Blog (formerly Kelly Smith Reviews): MONTHLY MUSIC MADNESS: Mat Devine

(Top to bottom: Mat Devine circa 2013; 2003; 2006)

Mat Devine is most known for his gig as frontman and songwriter for the atmospheric electronic Goth rock band Kill Hannah from Chicago, Illinois, but he is so much more. That's why he is this month's featured artist for Monthly Music Madness.

Mr. Devine formed the band Kill Hannah in 1994 and the band is still going strong today. I first saw them in 2003, when their music video for "From Now On" (a single off of their album For Never & Ever, released in 2003 on Universal). I fell in love with his voice and his words at that moment and have been a faithful fan ever since!
The band has released seven EPs, six full length albums and three DVDs (discography will be below). They've toured the world with some of the biggest artists and on their own headline tours.
Mr. Devine had also recorded music with a side project called Setting Fires and is currently working on a solo album titled Gold Blooded.
He has been a Broadway star, performing in the musical Spiderman, Turn Off The Dark.
Mr. Devine is also an author. Years ago he started the community The Raccoon Society, a place online for fans to go and talk about anything and he will give advice and wisdom. I have been a member since the beginning and can attest to all the Raccoons being done really great people.
In 2013 the book Weird War One: The Antihero's Guide to Surviving Everyday Life was released by Thought Catalog, and it is a compilation of the best of the best from The Raccoon Society. You can read my review of it here .
His appreciation for his fans is truly unique and makes his longevity in this fickle world make sense. In December 2013 Kill Hannah played a one-off show at the famous Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California. The place was sold out from fans all over the world. Why? Because Mat Devine's love, inspiration and talent are true; therefore, so is the love of his fans.
Enjoy the links below and maybe you will become a Raccoon, too!

(Mat Devine at The Roxy, 12/17/2013, photo by yours truly. )

Discography:

Wake Up The Sleepers
9/29/2009

Amazon
iTunes
Google Play Music

Hope For The Hopeless
2007

Amazon
iTunes

Until There's Nothing Left Of Us
8/1/2006

Amazon
iTunes

For Never & Ever
10/14/2003

Amazon
iTunes
Google Play Music

American Jet Set
5/15/1999

Amazon
iTunes

Here Are The Young Moderns
1/9/1998

Amazon

The Curse of Kill Hannah

KH official store

Seize The Days (DVD)

KH official store

(While Kill Hannah has released other DVDs and EPs, they are currently unavailable. You can go to online bidding sites to try and purchase copies.)

Weird War One (Book)
2013