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Not to be confused with Adam DeVine.

Adam Patrick Devlin[1] (born Adam Tadek Gorecki;[2] 17 September 1969) is an English musician, best known as the guitarist and songwriter for indie rock band the Bluetones.

Early life

Devlin was born in Lambeth, South London, and was raised in a household passionate for football. His family supported Chelsea and he experimented with various different teams to support but decided to stick with Brentford. The band’s biggest single, “Slight Return“, depicts a bee on its cover as a nod to Brentford’s logo.[3]

Growing up, Devlin showed an interest in music. He listened to bands such as the Smiths, Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, Felt, the Alarm and Big Country.[4] Between the ages of 16 to 19, Devlin attended two gigs every week.[5]

Devlin attended Gunnersbury School for Boys and left with 10 O-levels and 1 A-level in art. He dropped out of college to become a graphic designer.[5]

Career

The Bluetones’ frontman, Mark Morriss, stated in an interview that he met Devlin when moving into a shared house while he was in another local Hounslow rivalry Madchester-inspired baggy group called ‘A Perfect Mess’ at the time.[6] Since Morriss and his brother Scott disbanded their former group ‘the Bottlegarden’, after its founding members left, they persuaded Devlin to leave his current group to join them, which he agreed to.[7] As they started to achieve record success, Devlin was living in another shared house in Wimbledon.[6]

Following the Bluetones’ split in 2011, Devlin formed Thee Cee Cees with singer-songwriter Chris T-T. The band released their debut album Solution Songs in 2015.[8] He also played guitar on Morriss’ solo EP, The Fi-Lo Beddow EP, in February 2006.[citation needed]

On 17 January 2013, alongside Morriss and Bluetones drummer Eds Chesters, Devlin played a one-off gig at the Queen of Hoxton in London as part of Morriss’ Pledge campaign to help fund money for the production of his second solo album, A Flash of Darkness.[9][10]

In 2015, the Bluetones reformed for a tour of the UK, which coincided with the forthcoming twentieth anniversary of their 1996 debut album, Expecting to Fly.[11]

Since 2023, Devlin started performing acoustic gigs around the UK with Morriss outside of band tours.

Personal life

On 29 March 2016, Devlin’s brother Simon Gorecki was murdered along with his partner Natasha Sadler-Ellis at their home in Canterbury by her ex-boyfriend.[12][13][14] Following their deaths, they appeared in series 2 of Channel 5‘s A Killer Makes a Call.[15] Devlin told KentOnline “I’m of course curious to see the documentary and I’ll absolutely watch it as it will be hard not to.”[16]

References

  1. ^ “Artist: Adam Devlin | SecondHandSongs”. SecondHandSongs.
  2. ^ “BMI | Repertoire Search”. repertoire.bmi.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. ^ “ADAM DEVLIN – THE BLUETONES – WE DON’T NEED TO GO HOPING FOR A MIRACLE – Britpop, Bands & Brentford”. YouTube. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  4. ^ “with a little charm…: interviews: 1995: vox”. bluetones.org.uk. September 1995. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  5. ^ a b “Melody Maker, 23 September 1995”. Melody Maker. 23 September 1995. p. 32. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  6. ^ a b “‘People get confused, think it’s called Where Did You Go?’ How the Bluetones made Slight Return”. The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  7. ^ “Mark Morriss Interview”. YouTube. James Hargreaves Guitar. 21 April 2024. Event occurs at 5:28. Retrieved 13 April 2026. Morriss describes meeting Adam Devlin while sharing a house and persuading him to join the band
  8. ^ “Thee Concerned Citizens (Thee Cee Cees): Solution Songs – album review”. Louder Than War. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  9. ^ Brown, David (25 January 2013). “One Off Bluetones Reunion Gig”. Louder Than War. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  10. ^ “Pledgers Only Concert – THIS THURSDAY!!”. pledgemusic.com. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  11. ^ “The Bluetones announce 20th anniversary reunion tour”. NME. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  12. ^ Gayle, Damien (30 March 2016). “Murder inquiry opened after two found dead at house in Canterbury | UK news”. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  13. ^ “Family of Simon Gorecki ‘devastated’ by loss of warm and loving man’“. Canterbury Times. Retrieved 7 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ “Foster Christian appears at Maidstone Court charged with murdering Natasha Ellis and Simon Gorecki”. kentonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  15. ^ “Murder of Margate mum Natasha Sadler-Ellis and friend Simon Gorecki examined on Channel 5 series ‘A Killer Makes A Call’“. The Isle of Thanet News. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  16. ^ “The murders of Natasha Sadler-Ellis and Simon Gorecki committed by Foster Christian feature in Channel 5 series, A Killer Makes a Call”. KentOnline. Retrieved 13 April 2026.