Kevin Devine is a quite singular talent.

New album 'Instigator' is out now, and it's a raw return, with Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band delivering some fiery yet poetic performances.

Set to return to the UK for a flurry of live shows, Kevin Devine has recorded some live clips, presenting his material in a neat, honest, unpretentious fashion.

Here's 'No Why'...

As a bonus, Clash is also able to present this neat cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Chelsea Hotel No.2'. Mythology holds that the track was written about Janis Joplin, but it's depiction of the emptiness of the debauchery and the longing for love is surely universal.

Kevin explains: "My friend Lindsay put this on a mix for me in 2003, and while I’d read Beautiful Losers & heard some of Leonard’s songs (initially through wondering who Kurt Cobain was singing about, and later through investigating who Jeff Buckley was covering), this is how it clicked for me. Brutal and plainspoken, lovingly rendered & slightly mean, impossibly knowing, subtly funny and unbelievably sad, it’s one of the master’s finest moments, every lyric a sculpture."

Given a simple yet tender rendition, you can check out Kevin Devine's performance below.

Catch Kevin Devine at the following shows:

January

30 Nottingham Bodega

31 Manchester Deaf Institute

February

1 Glasgow Stereo

2 Leeds Brudenell Social Club

3 London The Dome

Kevin Devine's new album 'Instigator' is out now via Big Scary Monsters.