Formed in 1993, Devics (stylized as Dēvics) is an American

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band from

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, United States, consisting of

Sara Lov Sara Lov is an American singer and songwriter. Lov was born in Hawaii in 1971 and later was raised by her mother in Los Angeles after the divorce of her parents. At the age of four she was kidnapped by her father, who was in the midst of a custod ...

Dustin O'Halloran Dustin O'Halloran (born September 8, 1971) is an American composer and pianist. Aside from releasing music as a recording artist, O'Halloran is a film and TV composer, as well as one half of ambient act A Winged Victory for the Sullen. Early l ...

, Ed Maxwell, Theodore Liscinski, and Evan Schnabel. Their music can be described as

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. They have been largely inactive since 2006

History

Lov and O'Halloran formed the Devics in 1993, they were based in Los Angeles. In 1996, the band released its debut album, ''Buxom'', on their own record label Splinter Records. They recorded their second album late 1997 early 1998, with it being released later in 1998. In 2001, The song ''Key'' is performed by the band in the bar called The Bronze in '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' during the fifth season, in an episode titled "Crush". The song's lyrics relate to the character

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's struggle to overcome the pain of being a true vampire, which is caused by a chip implanted in his brain by a government agency. In 2009, Devics covered The Cure's " Catch" for the

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produced compilation ''Just Like Heaven - a tribute to The Cure''. It was recorded by Pall Jenkins of

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and included performances by Scott Mercado, Jimmy LaValle, Pall Jenkins as well as Dustin O'Halloran and Sara Lov. In 2011, O'Halloran said of Devics that, "It helped imto understand how to write, and where it comes from." He also mention that he has the neurological condition

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. In 2014, Devics song “Salty Seas” was used as the credits song for episode four of Telltale’s “The Walking Dead: Season Two”.

Other musical projects

Devics have largely been inactive since 2006, with both Lov and O'Halloran have pursuing separate music careers. Lov started releasing music under her own name in 2008. O'Halloran has released solo work since 2004, he has work on

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and as a duo in

A Winged Victory for the Sullen A Winged Victory for the Sullen is an American ambient music duo composed of Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie. They have released four studio albums, an EP, and one soundtrack album. In 2015, they performed at the Royal Albert Hall as part ...

Discography

Albums

* 1996 ''Buxom'' (Splinter Records) * 1998 ''If You Forget Me...'' (Splinter Records) * 2001 '' My Beautiful Sinking Ship'' (

Bella Union Bella Union is a British independent record label founded in 1997 by Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins. It is now run solely by Raymonde. History After releasing records with 4AD for a large part of their career, Cocteau Twin ...

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) * 2003 '' The Stars at Saint Andrea'' (Bella Union) * 2006 '' Push the Heart'' (Bella Union, Reincarnation Records)

EPs and singles

* 1994 ''Peresoso'' (7", Splinter Records) * 2000 ''The Ghost in the Girl'' (EP) * 2003 ''Red Morning'' (7", CD single, Bella Union) * 2003 ''Ribbons'' (EP, Bella Union) * 2005 ''Distant Radio'' (EP, Leftwing Records)

References

External links

Devics website

BBC review of ''The Stars at Saint Andrea''
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