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{{short description|American rock band}} {{About|the band|other uses|Devo (disambiguation)}} {{pp-sock|small=yes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use American English|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Devo | image = DevoEventim190823 (41 of 60).jpg | caption = Devo performing live at the [[Eventim Apollo]], in [[Hammersmith]], [[London]], [[England]], 2023<br />Left to right: [[Gerald Casale]] ([[Lead vocalist|vocals]]; bass), Josh Hager (guitar; keyboards), [[Mark Mothersbaugh]] (vocals; keyboards), and [[Bob Mothersbaugh]] (guitar) | alt = Devo onstage, wearing their trademark bright yellow radiation suits | landscape = yes | alias = {{hlist|DEV-O|Dove|The De-Evolution Band}} | origin = [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]], [[Ohio]], U.S. | genre = {{hlist|[[New wave music|New wave]]<ref name="Guardian 1">{{cite news |first=Pat |last=Long |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/apr/30/devo-art-punk-80s-revival |title=Pat Long meets new wave 80s oddballs Devo, who are intent on making a comeback |newspaper=The Guardian |date=May 2, 2009 |access-date=November 26, 2015 |location=London}}</ref><ref name="Allmusic bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/devo-mn0000249973/biography |title=Devo |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=November 26, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine |first=Julian |last=Ring |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/devo-assemble-synthetic-blues-in-auto-modown-song-premiere-20130624 |title=Devo Assemble Synthetic Blues in 'Auto Modown' – Song Premiere |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=June 24, 2013 |access-date=December 3, 2015 |location=New York City}}</ref>|[[synth-pop]]<ref name="Allmusic bio"/>|{{nowrap|[[art punk]]}}<ref name="Guardian 1"/>|{{nowrap|[[post-punk]]}}<ref name="Rolling Stone"/>|[[art pop]]<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Martin |last=Aston |title=Devo: Where Are They Now? |magazine=[[Q Magazine|Q]] |date=October 1995}}</ref>|[[synth-punk]]|[[electronic rock]]<ref>Steinberg & Kehler (2010), p.355.</ref>|[[geek rock]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Evolution of Nerd Rock|magazine=Uncanny|first=Keidra|last=Chaney|date=January–February 2015|issue=2|pages=129–133|url=http://uncannymagazine.com/article/evolution-nerd-rock/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/03/the-greatest-nerd-rock-records-of-all-time/full-post/|title=The Greatest Nerd Rock Records of All Time|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|first1=Nick|last1=Freed|first2=Christina|last2=Salgado|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=February 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|chapter=Taste, Kitsch, and Geek Rock: A Multiple Modernities View|first=Martina|last=Topić|pages=25–44|title=Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture|editor1-first=Alex|editor1-last=DiBlasi|editor2-first=Victoria|editor2-last=Willis|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2014|isbn=9781442229761}}</ref>}} | years_active = {{hlist|1973–1991|1996–present}} | label = {{hlist|[[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]|[[Enigma Records|Enigma]]|[[Rykodisc]]|[[Stiff Records|Stiff]]|[[Restless Records|Restless]]}} | spinoffs = {{hlist|The Wipeouters|[[Devo 2.0]]|[[Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers]]}} | spinoff_of = {{hlist|Flossy Bobbitt| [[The Numbers Band]]|The Mothersbaugh Band}} | website = {{URL|clubdevo.com}} | current_members = * [[Gerald Casale]] * [[Mark Mothersbaugh]] * [[Bob Mothersbaugh]] * [[Josh Freese]] * Josh Hager | past_members = * [[Bob Casale]] * [[Bob Lewis (musician)|Bob Lewis]] * Rod Reisman * Fred Weber * [[Jim Mothersbaugh]] * [[Alan Myers (drummer)|Alan Myers]] * [[David Kendrick]] }} '''Devo'''{{efn|({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|iː|v|oʊ}}, originally {{IPAc-en|d|iː|ˈ|v|oʊ}});<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cluefree.org/devo/Jerry.shtml |title=Info From Jerry Casale |website=Clue Free |access-date=February 5, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20050206204821/http://cluefree.org/devo/Jerry.shtml |archive-date=February 6, 2005 }}</ref> often stylized as '''DEVO'''}} is an American [[New wave music|new wave]] band from [[Akron, Ohio]], formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs ([[Mark Mothersbaugh|Mark]] and [[Bob Mothersbaugh|Bob]]) and the Casales ([[Gerald Casale|Gerald]] and [[Bob Casale|Bob]]), along with [[Alan Myers (drummer)|Alan Myers]]. The band had a No. 14 [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' chart]] hit in 1980 with the single "[[Whip It (Devo song)|Whip It]]", the song that gave the band mainstream popularity. Devo's music and visual presentation (including stage shows and costumes) mingle [[kitsch]] science fiction themes, [[deadpan]] [[Surreal humour|surrealist humor]] and mordantly [[satire|satirical]] [[social commentary]]. The band's namesake, the [[tongue-in-cheek]] [[social theory]] of "de-evolution", was an integral concept in their early work, which was marked by experimental and dissonant [[art punk]] that merged rock music with [[electronic music|electronics]]. Their output in the 1980s embraced [[synth-pop]] and a more mainstream, less conceptual style, though the band's satirical and quirky humor remained intact. Their music has proven influential on subsequent movements, particularly on [[New wave music|new wave]], [[industrial music|industrial]], and [[alternative rock]] artists. Devo (most enthusiastically Gerald Casale) was also a pioneer of the [[music video]] format.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rooney |first=David |date=2024-01-24 |title='Devo' Review: New Wave Radicals Get the Smart, Freewheeling Appreciation They Deserve |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/devo-review-1235805636/ |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
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