This will be Devine's first solo material since 2011’s Between the Concrete & Clouds. According to the singer, both albums are “written, recorded, mixed, mastered, art designed, and on their way to be manufactured.”
Additionally, tour dates for the Bubblegum album (with the Goddamn Band) are below. Devine will tour for Bulldozer in 2014.
Listen below (via AbsolutePunk.net) to the first new song off Bubblegum titled "Private First Class," which is inspired by Bradley Manning, the United States Army soldier who was arrested in May 2010 in Iraq on suspicion of having passed classified material to the website WikiLeaks. He was found guilty this week of 19 separate charges against him, including espionage. In the new track, Devine finds himself sympathizing with Manning, saying, "Pleading guilty, shouldn't have to ... You might wish you'd been born a coward."
October
18 - Akron, Ohio @ Musica
19 - Ann Arbor, Mich. @ Blind Pig
20 - Chicago, Ill. @ Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
21 - St. Louis, Mo. @ Old Rock House
23 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ Nether Bar
24 - Kansas City, Mo. @ Record Bar, Kansas City, MO
25 - Denver, Colo. @ Hi-Dive
26 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ Kilby Court
28 - Seattle, Wash. @ Vera Project
29 - Portland, Ore. @ Backspace
30 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Rickshaw Stop
November
1 - San Diego, Calif. @ Soda Bar
2 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Troubadour
3 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ Pub Rock
5 - Austin, Texas @ Stubbs Jr.
6 - Dallas, Texas @ Club Dada, Dallas, TX
7 - Houston, Texas @ Fitzgerald’s
8 - New Orleans, La. @ One Eyed Jack’s
9 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Masquerade (Purgatory)
10 - Orlando, Fla. @ The Social
11 - Jacksonville, Fla. @ Jack Rabbits
13 - Nashville, Tenn. @ High Watt
14 - The Evening Muse, Charlotte, NC
15 - Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
16 - The Camel, Richmond, VA
17 - Sixth & I, Washington, DC
19 - The Basement, Columbus, OH
20 - Rex Theater, Pittsburgh, PA
21 - Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
22 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
23 - The Space, Hamden, CT
24 - Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA