The 405 Exchange: Bad Books on the humanity of songwriting

The best songs are the ones that tell a story, and it's even better when a group of songs fit a theme. Calling a body of work "mature" can feel reductive but it's the most honest way to describe III - the latest album by Bad Books (the side-project by Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra frontman Andy Hull_. The songs of III touch upon the trials and observations of the human condition, through the lens of these two men who have lived lives beyond their wildest dreams. But don't be confused, II...