Devin
@manekadevin69.bsky.social
Band/solo project of Devin McKnight. Yes I was in that other band that one time. New single out now on Topshelf๐๐พ๐๐พ https://www.topshelfrecords.com/listen?filter=269
Show me what you got
Topshelf Records@topshelfrecords.com ยท last mo.we are giving away two @manekadevin69.bsky.social ๐ฃ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด test pressings! all youโve gotta do is respond & name a formidable record for youโ one thatโs really left a lasting impact on the music that matters to you today. thatโs it, weโll choose two winners at random ๐ฅ
๐ฃ๏ธ MANEKA MENTIONED listen to ๐ฃ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด: topshelfrecords.com/269 @manekadevin69.bsky.social
Signal Boost: 15 Albums From 2025 You Should Know
15 of the yearโs most exciting under-the-radar releases.
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๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ช ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ต ๐๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ - ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ Released October 29, 2025 @manekadevin69.bsky.social "The results are affecting. From album opener, Maneka has never sounded better, nor has the music been as immediate.โ - @post-trash.bsky.social 25% off ALL formats: www.topshelfrecords.com/269
"Each Maneka release shows another layer of McKnightโs talents that continue to unravel and reveal new joys. ๐ฃ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด deserves some serious attention." ๐ฅ wonderful @manekadevin69.bsky.social review in @post-trash.bsky.social ~ read it in full:
Maneka - "Bathes and Listens" | Album Review โ POST-TRASH
Maneka has a knack for melding disparate musical ideas into a fully coherent mรฉlange of sounds that are new and exciting, yet never stray too far from the projectโs foundations. Bathes and Liste...
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Thanks Josh!
josh terry@joshterry.bsky.social ยท 8mo agoI wrote about more music than ever this year at No Expectations, so I compiled what I think are the 100 Best Albums of 2025. If you don't recognize a lot of the names here, don't worry. That's the point. I hope you find something new to dig. www.noexpectations.fyi/p/the-100-be...
And now...part two of Rosy Overdrive's Top 100 Albums of 2025!
Rosy Overdriveโs Top 100 Albums of 2025 (75-51)
Welcome to part two (of four) of Rosy Overdriveโs Top 100 Albums of 2025! This post covers albums 75 through 51. For any and all background info, see part one. The other half of this list will go lโฆ
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confirmed โ @manekadevin69.bsky.social ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ good drive-time music
Listen to bathes and listens by Maneka
The albumโs ambitious denouement, "5225," is a slowburning build around knotted guitar, steadily crescendoing to a moment of chaotic clarity that centers a boisterous, unexpected solo. "5225" momentar...
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father lughcifer@woj.bsky.social ยท 9mo agoother drive-time music were the new albums from tony molina ๐, snocaps ๐คท, camp trash ๐คท, and maneka ๐. (shoulda gone to the maneka release show last thursday.)
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ by @manekadevin69.bsky.social ๐ช buy that shit ~ โค๏ธ www.topshelfrecords.com/maneka
Tonight in Brooklyn, @manekadevin69.bsky.social album release show at Alphaville! Grab a copy of the record in person. ๐ค Tickets here: dice.fm/event/yop7vx...
Topshelf Records@topshelfrecords.com ยท 9mo ago๐ฃ๏ธ @manekadevin69.bsky.social has two album release shows coming up ~ nov 13 at alphaville in brooklyn and nov 14 at the pouch in philly. both shows are with @jopassed.bsky.social + fusilier, plus @specialworld.bsky.social in philly too! come on out, gonna be a good as hell time
"Maneka has never sounded better, nor has the music been as immediate." โ๏ธ @post-trash.bsky.social and @manekadevin69.bsky.social in conversation:
The Maneka Interview: Devin McKnight on the Making of His Anthemic New Album and How Compassion Can Shape the Future โ POST-TRASH
Makenaโs new album bathes and listen finds Devin McKnight turning inward, riding the tension between the personal and the universal. Post-Trashโs Benji Heywood caught up with McKnight to discuss th...
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New blog post! Wrote about songs I enjoyed in October, featuring @dcrpollock.bsky.social, @strangemagic.bsky.social, @stayinsidebk.bsky.social, @noveltyisland.bsky.social, @jefftobias.bsky.social, @joelcusumano.bsky.social, @fanclubwallet.bsky.social, @manekadevin69.bsky.social & more:
New Playlist: October 2025
This is the Rosy Overdrive October 2025 playlist. Most of you know the drill already, but if youโre new here, hereโs the deal: thereโs a lot of good music below. Joel Cusumano, Alโฆ
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Canโt stop listening to the new @manekadevin69.bsky.social record, definitely up there with my favorites of the year
๐ thanks so much @rosyoverdrive.com for such a thoughtful @manekadevin69.bsky.social review: "๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ can certainly hold its own against some of the biggest names currently making music that is (correctly or otherwise) called 'shoegaze.'"
Rosy Overdrive@rosyoverdrive.com ยท 9mo agoNew blog post! Wrote about new albums from Maneka @manekadevin69.bsky.social @topshelfrecords.com, Camp Trash @camptrashband.bsky.social @cylsrecords.bsky.social, Radioactivity, and Andrรฉs Miguel Cervantes @speakeasystudiossf.bsky.social:
friends in the UK can save on shipping costs and order the new limited edition @manekadevin69.bsky.social "shallowing" variant LP from devildogdistro.com below. in stock + shipping out already! ๐ช๐ช๐ช
Maneka "bathes and listens" LP
LP - 'Shallowing' vinyl ltd 200๐ - In Stock & Shipping In addition to past work in bands Speedy Ortiz and Grass is Green, Devin McKnight has long written his own music as Maneka, releasing his sol...
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happy halloween ๐ป today AT 2PM EST, NTS is hosting a special guest mix from @manekadevin69.bsky.social ~ an hour of inspirations specially curated by devin ๐ if you aren't able to listen live later, the show will be archived and available to hear starting monday: www.nts.live/shows/guests...
New blog post! Wrote about new albums from Maneka @manekadevin69.bsky.social @topshelfrecords.com, Camp Trash @camptrashband.bsky.social @cylsrecords.bsky.social, Radioactivity, and Andrรฉs Miguel Cervantes @speakeasystudiossf.bsky.social:
Pressing Concerns: Maneka, Camp Trash, Radioactivity, Andrรฉs Miguel Cervantes
Welcome to the Thursday Pressing Concerns, featuring three albums coming out tomorrow, October 31st (from Camp Trash, Radioactivity, and Andrรฉs Miguel Cervantes), plus one album that came out yesteโฆ
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Topshelf Records@topshelfrecords.com ยท 9mo ago๐ชโ๏ธ HAPPY MANEKA DAY TO ALL โ๏ธ๐ช @manekadevin69.bsky.social's fantastic new record ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ is out today. extremes are a fixture of Devinโs songwriting here, "touring through the ripping, distorted, and adventurous cracks and corners of his sound" to make his strongest work to date.
๐ฃ๏ธ @manekadevin69.bsky.social has two album release shows coming up ~ nov 13 at alphaville in brooklyn and nov 14 at the pouch in philly. both shows are with @jopassed.bsky.social + fusilier, plus @specialworld.bsky.social in philly too! come on out, gonna be a good as hell time
Thanks @undertheradar.bsky.social for shining a light on one last track from @manekadevin69.bsky.social's phenomenal ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, before the LP's out in full tmrw! ๐ฃ๏ธHear TSR favorite "5225, feat. the incredible Josh Boucicaut on sax, exclusively here: www.undertheradarmag.com/news/premier...
๐ช๐ช stoked to share a new @manekadevin69.bsky.social single ~ on โthrowing ax,โ Maneka describes the necessity of acceptance over denial before tumbling into a restrained, anfractuous guitar solo. so! good! listen & pre-order ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ out 10/29 here: www.topshelfrecords.com/listen?filte...
Philly itโs my record release extravaganza with buds!!!
Andy Molholt@ambymoho.website ยท 10mo agothis show is going to rule!!! @manekadevin69.bsky.social record release at the pouch, friday 11/14 also w/ @jopassed.bsky.social, Fusilier & @specialworld.bsky.social ๐ฉต flyer by @izzytrue.com, promoted by FM Philly & Naked Lightbulb
NEW MANEKA SINGLE OUT TODAY! ๐คก Listen to "yung yeller" โ @manekadevin69.bsky.social goes fully introspective, leaning into his signature sound of slowcore thrash and a sneaky deep-bass vocal to reflect on the wide-eyed optimism & naive invincibility of teenage youth. www.topshelfrecords.com/maneka
thank you @consequence.bsky.social for including *both* lead singles from @manekadevin69.bsky.social on your best songs of the week list. "the former showcasing Maneka's talent for dynamic songwriting and melancholic atmospheres. The latter, in contrast, is blistering, noisy and unrelenting." ๐
Best Songs of the Week: August 23rd to August 29th
The best new songs of the week as selected by Consequence staff includes fresh tracks from Geese, Die Spitz, Maneka, and others.
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Thank you @pitchfork.com for including @manekadevin69.bsky.social's track "dimelo" on your weekly selects ๐ซ Maneka's incredible new record ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ is out October 29! Check out the first two singles and pre-order it here: www.topshelfrecords.com/listen?filte...
11 Songs You Should Listen to Now: This Weekโs Pitchfork Selects Playlist
Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
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Thank you TS! Checkout my double single below!
Topshelf Records@topshelfrecords.com ยท 11mo ago๐ฅWe finally get to tell you that we signed the sickest ever, Maneka (@manekadevin69.bsky.social) Devin McKnight's incredible new record ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐จ is out on 10/29. Listen to singles "shallowing" and "dimelo" + watch the video by Juliette Boulay here: www.topshelfrecords.com/listen?filte...
