Kurt Vile... new on Gulcher.

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still really love square shells

You know, Caps... Jimmy Hats, Gloves, McRibs, Slee (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 23:24 (thirteen years ago) link

totally. Ocean City one of my favorite songs of the year

dmr, Thursday, 9 September 2010 03:43 (thirteen years ago) link

the really long track is dreamy too

the cusses of 2 live crew (stevie), Thursday, 9 September 2010 07:35 (thirteen years ago) link

three months pass...

been really loving the war on drugs album without realising this dude was in 'em. need to investigate more now ic

midiverb II program 49 (electricsound), Friday, 17 December 2010 02:34 (thirteen years ago) link

I think you would like Square Shells.

there's a mew single on Matador, only listened once so far but the sound is more full-band.

sleeve, Friday, 17 December 2010 04:43 (thirteen years ago) link

two weeks pass...

http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/25kurtcover_mo2d.jpg

March 8

A side:
Baby’s Arms
Jesus Fever
Puppet To The Man
On Tour
Society Is My Friend

In My Time is pretty nice.
B side:
Runner Ups
In My Time
Peeping Tomboy
Smoke Ring For My Halo
Ghost Town

mizzell, Sunday, 2 January 2011 03:14 (thirteen years ago) link

hell yes

sleeve, Sunday, 2 January 2011 03:19 (thirteen years ago) link

one month passes...

Just listening to a promo of the new one. I havne't previously heard him before, but this is stripped down acoustica with a few effects on top. Kind of M.Ward with J.Mascis's voice with a hint of Ariel Pink(?) Didn't think much of it at first, but it might be growing on me. Anyway, what's the previous stuff like? Does it rock or subvert any more than this?

dentarthurdent (dog latin), Thursday, 10 February 2011 14:11 (thirteen years ago) link

It alternates between stuff like that, some more straight-forward indie-rock/pop moments (thinking "Freeway"), and NY+Crazy Horse style rockers/jammers.
Childish Prodigy is probably his most "rockin" and "god is saying this to you" his most subdued.

Trip Maker, Thursday, 10 February 2011 14:48 (thirteen years ago) link

and they're all great

I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Thursday, 10 February 2011 19:33 (thirteen years ago) link

two weeks pass...

new one is streaming on npr's website

mizzell, Monday, 28 February 2011 16:37 (thirteen years ago) link

thx

r.i.p. hamilton (am0n), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:00 (thirteen years ago) link

Its really good!

Wacky Way Lounge (Evan), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:04 (thirteen years ago) link

tomboy is so so glorious

I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:24 (thirteen years ago) link

I wasn't sure of what to make of this guy when I first heard this new album. It felt kind of MOR at first, but then a lot of the songs started worming their ways in and now 'Society Is My Friend' and 'Puppet To The Man' are firm favourites.

cosdeling barier chough a fat in a ballman thrantume (dog latin), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:27 (thirteen years ago) link

there's a real lindsay buckingham vibe to the new one...

I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:31 (thirteen years ago) link

this sounds great. have kinda missed the boat on this guy...makes me think of j mascis backed by the go-betweens or something.

tylerw, Monday, 28 February 2011 17:33 (thirteen years ago) link

his first three are great too, tyler, if you've not heard them...

I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:33 (thirteen years ago) link

still find this song impossibly good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-mgUlSHBUg

it made me wish batman had written an article on mfas (Edward III), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:46 (thirteen years ago) link

I wasn't sure of what to make of this guy when I first heard this new album. It felt kind of MOR at first, but then a lot of the songs started worming their ways in and now 'Society Is My Friend' and 'Puppet To The Man' are firm favourites.

― cosdeling barier chough a fat in a ballman thrantume (dog latin), Monday, February 28, 2011 12:27 PM

i like this new one but i think i prefer him in his "rockin'" mode. you should rly check out 'childish prodigy'

r.i.p. hamilton (am0n), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:54 (thirteen years ago) link

Dog Latin, I like the new one, but you should definitely check out his earlier stuff (particularly the wonderful constant hitmaker and the occasionally brilliant god is saying this to you).

They are the after the goldrush and on the beach to smoke ring for my halo's comes a time.

imo

Z S, Monday, 28 February 2011 17:55 (thirteen years ago) link

And I like childish prodigy (I like just about anything he does tbh), but it was also the first one that started occasionally veering into the coffeeshop friendly style

Z S, Monday, 28 February 2011 18:00 (thirteen years ago) link

Smoke Ring sounding really good to my fatigued monday morning self right now.

Trip Maker, Monday, 28 February 2011 18:53 (thirteen years ago) link

co-sign on new lp being great

reallysmoothmusic (Jamie_ATP), Wednesday, 2 March 2011 17:21 (thirteen years ago) link

square shells is the only things I actually listen to all the way through, but I listen to it all the time. Is this album like new new or is it that thing that came out pretty recently

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 2 March 2011 18:39 (thirteen years ago) link

its new new. square shells was an ep, wasn't it?

I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Wednesday, 2 March 2011 19:25 (thirteen years ago) link

its the new studio album out next week

reallysmoothmusic (Jamie_ATP), Wednesday, 2 March 2011 20:36 (thirteen years ago) link

Yeah square shells was an ep. Thanks for the info on the new shit.

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 2 March 2011 20:44 (thirteen years ago) link

new album's excellent

Damn this thread seems so....different without ilxor (ilxor), Monday, 7 March 2011 06:48 (thirteen years ago) link

for anyone in brooklyn, kurt vile is gonna be playing at academy records in williamsburg around 5pm tomorrow!

not everything is a campfire (ian), Tuesday, 8 March 2011 01:18 (thirteen years ago) link

I'll be at the Generation Records show, very excited.

Ryan, Tuesday, 8 March 2011 02:57 (thirteen years ago) link

as I have the day off, expect to be at Academy.

kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 March 2011 15:12 (thirteen years ago) link

dang. would have gone to that. workin.

dmr, Tuesday, 8 March 2011 17:06 (thirteen years ago) link

me to.

Thus Sang Freud, Tuesday, 8 March 2011 18:04 (thirteen years ago) link

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Thus Sang Freud, Tuesday, 8 March 2011 18:04 (thirteen years ago) link

Academy @ 5pm w/ Thurston Moore & folks
Generation @ 7pm
Other @ 9pm

(I figure the 2nd and 3rd shows are acoustic)

Can you keep up? (Cheetah), Tuesday, 8 March 2011 18:50 (thirteen years ago) link

Amazing show at Generation Records, place was packed.

Setlist

1 New Song
2 Babys Arms
3 In My Time
4 Jesus Fever
5 Ghost Town
6 Slow Talkers
7 On Tour
8 Blackberry Song

Ryan, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 03:20 (thirteen years ago) link

"runner ups" is my favorite song off this -- great album tho

little humma boy (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 03:22 (thirteen years ago) link

agree, "runner ups" is A+ best song here

Damn this thread seems so....different without ilxor (ilxor), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 05:42 (thirteen years ago) link

hey that's my .gif!

Damn this thread seems so....different without ilxor (ilxor), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 06:19 (thirteen years ago) link

its all about tomboy

I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 08:07 (thirteen years ago) link

Wish I could get my money back for this unmelodic lazy record.

calstars, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 13:43 (thirteen years ago) link

lol u mad

This is great.

'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 14:32 (thirteen years ago) link

i held the same opinion as calstars the first few times. i wouldn't say it's classic, but it has moments. "society is my friend" is my choice cut.

farieling thosder chout a bagh an i ballme crantuman (dog latin), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 14:33 (thirteen years ago) link

reminds me of the verve a little bit for some reason; in a good way.

farieling thosder chout a bagh an i ballme crantuman (dog latin), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 14:34 (thirteen years ago) link

can't hear it without thinking of sy's "society is a hole" which is by design I take it

I love priest but I've chosen maiden (Edward III), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 15:25 (thirteen years ago) link

society is my friend, it makes me lie to a hole

JaySeanLilWayne (some dude), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 15:47 (thirteen years ago) link

can't hear it without thinking of sy's "society is a hole" which is by design I take it

they are labelmates now. i love that callback though.

I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 19:00 (thirteen years ago) link

I think he played 6 of those 8 at Academy

kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link


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