In light of his recent signing to Capitol Records, Kevin Devine has posted some thoughts regarding the deal. Portions are excerpted below:

Capitol Records is a major label with a rich and staggering history. They've got Coldplay and Radiohead. They had the Beatles and the Beach Boys and Frank Sinatra. That's insane and humbling and really exciting. It's also a major corporation owned by EMI, which is owned by Time Warner, who is in bed with Raytheon Industries, who make various missile systems, including the Tomahawk. That's more insane and obviously extremely troubling.

I've seen plenty of bands think they're going to be the one that doesn't get screwed by the major system. I am cautious and realistic and have had these exact conversations with the A and R people.

I intend on continuing to write 'political songs' when I feel moved to do so, but by no means do I think that's my sole or even primary means of artistic expression in song, and if the next record doesn't have 6 hit-the-street protest numbers on it, it's because that's wasn't what I was writing, and not because Oz edited it out.

The full text of Kevin's posting can be found on his website. The musician recently released Split the Country, Split the Street on Triple Crown Records.