Quarantunes: A playlist by Devon Williams

Kevin Bronson on April 28th, 2020

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* Updated with full album stream.

As he welcomes the release this week of his first album in six years, Devon Williams is finding value in spending time at home, despite the crappy circumstances. In today’s edition of Buzz Bands LA’s interview/artist playlist series QUARANTUNES, he talks about feeling grateful — and shares a playlist of jams that will broaden your knowledge of the ’70s.

THE LATEST FROM DEVON WILLIAMS

Devon Williams’ “A Tear in the Fabric” — his first album in six years — comes out Friday via Slumberland Records. His songs are a personal reckoning set meticulously to the sounds of ’70s guitar-pop, and the ’80s and ’90s music it inspired. As we said when we wrote about the title track, Williams shares some pretty astute findings in his mirror-gazing, which is to be expected. Since his last album, he’s experienced the birth of his daughter and the passing of his father. “You don’t know what you are anymore / Is there a perfect world in the normal life?” he sings in “Babylon.”

HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MANAGE THE ‘STAY AT HOME’ EDICT?

I’m very grateful for everyone keeping the world going — the track pick-up, mail carriers, the food industry, grocery store employees, healthcare workers and everyone else. I thought I was an extrovert, but I’m quite lucky and happy to stay inside with my wife, daughter and dog — listening to music, writing music, playing games, cooking, exercising and watching “The Hobbit.”

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO WHEN THIS IS OVER?

I look forward to when my daughter can play with other kids again. I look forward to seeing family and friends. I look forward to playing these new songs with my friends. But if I had one take away, it’s that, for me, life was moving too fast. Though the circumstances are shitty, I hope that we can all stay at home more often when this is all over — keep cooking, going on walks, reading, playing games, writing music.