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Line 1: {{Infobox album \|~~Name~~ name = II \|~~Type~~ type = studio \|~~Artist~~ artist = [[Bad Books (band)\|Bad Books]] \|~~Cover~~ cover = Bad Books II cover.jpg \|~~Released~~ alt = ~~October~~ 9, ~~2012~~ = \|~~Recorded~~ released = ~~January–March~~October 9, 2012 \| recorded = January–March 2012 \|Genre = [[Folk rock]], [[indie rock]], [[alternative rock]]▼ \|~~Length~~ venue = = \| studio = \|Label = [[Triple Crown Records\|Triple Crown]] ▼ ▲\|~~Genre~~ genre = [[Folk rock]], [[indie rock]], [[alternative rock]] ~~\|Producer =~~ \|~~Reviews~~ length = = ▲\|~~Label~~ label = [[Triple Crown Records\|Triple Crown]] \|Last album = ''[[Bad Books (album)\|Bad Books]]'' <br /> (2010) ▼ \| producer = Andy Hull, Kevin Devine and Robert Mcdowell ~~\|This album = '''''II'''''<br>(2012)~~ ▲\|~~Last album~~ prev_title = ''[[Bad Books (album)\|Bad Books]]~~'' <br /> (2010)~~ ~~\|Next album =~~ \| ~~Misc~~prev_year = =2010 \| next_title = [[III (Bad Books album)\|III]] ~~{{Singles~~ \| next_year = 2019 ~~\| Name = II~~ ~~\| Type = studio~~ ~~\| single 1 = Forest Whitaker~~ ~~\| single 1 date = August 22, 2012~~ }} }} '''''II''''' is the second album from the [[folk rock\|folk]]/[[indie rock]] collaboration project by [[folk music\|folk]] artist [[Kevin Devine]] and members of [[indie rock]] band [[Manchester Orchestra]]. It was released on October 9, 2012, exactly two years after the band's [[Bad Books (album)\|self-titled debut album]], on [[Triple Crown Records]]. Like the first album, the songs written were collaborations between [[Kevin Devine]] and [[Manchester Orchestra]]'s frontman [[Andy Hull]]. Announcement on the album's title, release date and new label took place on the band's [[Facebook]] page on August 12, 2012.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.underthegunreview.net/2012/08/12/bad-books-announce-new-record-sign-to-label/ \|title=Bad Books Announce New Record, Sign to Label \|publisher=Under the Gun Review \|date=2012-08-12 \|accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://instagram.com/p/OPswybhqVM/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/OPswybhqVM \|archive-date=2021-12-26 \|url-access=registration\|title=Photo by badbooksmusic • Instagram \|publisher=Instagram.com \|date= \|accessdate=2013-06-19}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The next day, on August 13, the band streamed the first single off the album, "Forest Whitaker", for free on the [[Rolling Stone]] website, and on August 22, the single was released as an official digital single on [[iTunes]].<ref>~~http~~{{cite web \|author=Natalie Morin \|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/song-premiere-bad-books-strays-from-comfort-zone-on-forest-whitaker-20120813~~</ref>~~ On\|title=Song ~~September~~Premiere: ~~19,~~Bad ~~2012,~~Books ~~the~~Stray ~~band~~From ~~streamed~~Comfort ~~the~~Zone ~~song~~on ~~"It~~'Forest ~~Never~~Whitaker' ~~Stops",~~\| ~~exclusively~~Music ~~through~~News ~~[[AbsolutePunk]]~~\|publisher=Rolling Stone \|date=2012-08-13 \|accessdate=2013-06-19 \|archive-date=2017-09-28 \|archive-url=https://web.~~<ref>~~archive.org/web/20170928042737/http://www.~~absolutepunk~~rollingstone.~~net~~com/~~showthread.php?t~~music/news/song-premiere-bad-books-strays-from-comfort-zone-on-forest-whitaker-20120813 \|url-status=~~2895282~~dead }}</ref> On September 19, 2012, the band streamed the song "It Never Stops", exclusively through [[AbsolutePunk]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2895282 \|title=ABSOLUTExclusive: Bad Books Song Premiere - News Article \|publisher=AbsolutePunk.net \|date= \|accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref> == Track listing== {{Track listing ~~{{Tracklist~~ ~~\| writing_credits = yes~~ \| title1 = The After Party \| length1 = 3:33 \| writer1 = \| title2 = No Reward \| length2 = 3:22 \| writer2 = \| title3 = Forest Whitaker \| length3 = 3:4543 \| writer3 = \| title4 = It Never Stops \| length4 = 3:2120 \| writer4 = \| title5 = Pyotr \| length5 = 3:42 \| writer5 = \| title6 = Friendly Advice \| length6 = 3:47 \| writer6 = \| title7 = No Sides \| length7 = 3:27 \| writer7 = \| title8 = Petite Mort \| length8 = 3:23 \| writer8 = \| title9 = 42 \| length9 = 2:24 \| writer9 = \| title10 = Lost Creek \| length10 = 4:44 \| writer10 = \| title11 = Ambivalent Peaks \| note11 = \| length11 = 5:13 \| writer11 = }} == Personnel == [[Kevin Devine]] - lead vocals, guitar, piano [[Andy Hull]] - lead vocals, guitar, piano [[Gobotron\|Robert McDowell]] - lead guitar, backing vocals Chris Freeman - keyboards, backing vocals Jonathan Corley - bass Ben Homola - drums, percussion == II: Revisited == On the 9th of October 2023, remixes of The After Party and It Never Stops were released using artwork which revealed the upcoming release of ''II: Revisited''. ''II: Revisited'' was released on the 20th of October 2023.<ref>{{cite web \|title=BAD BOOKS - Ii: Revisited [lp] (Blue & Yellow Vinyl) [embargo Till 10/9/2023] - Bad Books \|url=https://www.vinyl.com.au/bad-books-ii-revisited-lp-blue-yellow-vinyl-embarg \|website=Vinyl.com.au \|access-date=9 October 2023 \|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:2012 albums]] ▼ [[Category:Indie rock albums]]▼ ▲[[Category:2012 albums]] ▲[[Category:~~Indie~~Bad ~~rock~~Books (band) albums]] [[Category:Triple Crown Records albums]]