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II by Bad Books
II is an album by Bad Books, released in 2012. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Forest Whitaker”, on 6 lists with a best position of #38.
II, the second album from Bad Books, came out on Triple Crown Records on October 9, 2012, two years after the group's self-titled debut. Bad Books is the side project that grew out of Kevin Devine touring with Manchester Orchestra late in 2008, and it still runs on the same engine: Devine and Manchester Orchestra frontman Andy Hull writing the songs together, with Benjamin Homola behind the drum kit.
It lands on the folk rock side of both men's catalogues, two sharp songwriters trading verses and swapping moods, loose enough to feel like friends in a room but tight enough to stick. The rollout was very 2012: the title and new label were announced on Facebook in August, the first single, "Forest Whitaker", streamed free on the Rolling Stone website the next day before hitting iTunes, and "It Never Stops" premiered through AbsolutePunk in September.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from II on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Whitaker | 6 | #38 | – | 2012–2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.