Devon Kay & The Solutions Share “The Optimist” & Announce New Album “Grieving Expectation”

Chicago’s Devon Kay & The Solutions are a power pop band from the flats of the Midwest who have just announced their new studio album, Grieving Expectation. The band both recorded and engineered the album themselves and when it came to mixing and mastering, Devon went with longtime collaborators Mike Kennerty (All American Rejects) for mixing & Telethon‘s Erik Atwell for mastering.

The record is a collection of maximalist pop punk songs pulling from every genre imaginable. The record’s themes shift from previous records annoyance with death, to the realisation that there’s actually a bit of time until we reach that point so we better deal with our dreams, communication skills, hubris & a myriad of other things to fill the time! Masking nihilistic musings with “sugar in your teeth” pop music has become a mainstay for Devon Kay & The Solutions and with Grieving Expectation they’ve expanded on that idea ten fold.

“The Optimist is also a 10 year old song that Ryan Scottie (Drums) & myself started working on when attending college together. During the pandemic I revisited the song but instead of finishing alone enlisted the help of The Solutions. This lead to the most collaborative song the band has made to date. Each member added their own touch with some members switching instruments to create a song unlike anything we’ve released before.” (Devon Kay)

Grieving Expectation can be pre-ordered via Pure Noise Records