Kurt Vile... new on Gulcher.

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he sounds like mick jagger or iggy pop in this record and he never did before or after.
like royal trux meets spacemen 3 or something

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjFOForu7Y0

nostormo, Saturday, 24 September 2011 22:35 (twelve years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjFOForu7Y0

nostormo, Saturday, 24 September 2011 22:35 (twelve years ago) link

I think CP is a major misstep. Maybe if it was your first taste you'd think it was good, but not me. The EP version of "Hunchback" is so much better and I find "Freak Train" extremely annoying. I actually gave up on him after that, but SRfMH is so good I had to come back.

chromecassettes, Monday, 26 September 2011 22:12 (twelve years ago) link

guys the new split 7" with woods is REALLY GOOD too

69, Monday, 26 September 2011 22:14 (twelve years ago) link

@69, does that 7" come with a download code? Might pick up from label.

I'm curious when some of the new stuff he played at his acoustic instores will turn up recorded, he did a great sounding murder ballad that I've yet to hear again.

Ryan, Tuesday, 27 September 2011 20:16 (twelve years ago) link

hmmm im not sure it does! lemme look later on this evening...

69, Tuesday, 27 September 2011 20:18 (twelve years ago) link

Heard it at a friends house last night. Not too much material, but it's got me thirsty for that new EP.

Was listening to some older stuff and I'm starting to think Space Forklift is his best song.

Ryan, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 15:18 (twelve years ago) link

Space Forklift is amazing

Z S, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 18:56 (twelve years ago) link

three weeks pass...

Dead Alive is his best song ever

― nostormo, Saturday, September 24, 2011 6:23 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_hkraCqA9k

am0n, Friday, 21 October 2011 17:14 (twelve years ago) link

the album version is better imo

nostormo, Friday, 21 October 2011 17:39 (twelve years ago) link

Kurt Vile and The Young will be such a killer show to catch. Kind of bummed that new 7" is only available at two shows.

Ryan, Friday, 21 October 2011 17:58 (twelve years ago) link

two weeks pass...

Seriously, fuck off Matador. Looks like I have to re-buy Smoke Ring For My Halo in order to get the new EP. The only way its available on its own is vinyl, with either CD or digital you have to buy the Smoke Ring deluxe edition to get both the album and the EP. Hate when labels pull this bullshit, I expect it from major labels, but Matador? C'mon guys.

jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 7 November 2011 14:33 (twelve years ago) link

get a record player

Mr. Que, Monday, 7 November 2011 14:36 (twelve years ago) link

Have one, but its in storage for now because I had to sacrifice the space for our nursery. Its just frustrating. And you wonder why people turn to illegal downloading when you won't give willing customers an option to pay for your product.

jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 7 November 2011 14:38 (twelve years ago) link

yeah whenever i am frustrated with a company, i just steal from them, it makes me feel so much better.

Mr. Que, Monday, 7 November 2011 14:40 (twelve years ago) link

I didn't say that, c'mon now.

jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 7 November 2011 14:41 (twelve years ago) link

can you not get the EP from iTunes?

The doctor smiled, realizing that he had made his point. (stevie), Monday, 7 November 2011 15:06 (twelve years ago) link

hope u feel better

the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 7 November 2011 16:28 (twelve years ago) link

$6? Seriously, fuck off Amazon.

PTSD clarinet kid (am0n), Monday, 7 November 2011 16:35 (twelve years ago) link

$6 is reasonable for an EP! I am feeling happier now. I didn't see it on iTunes as a standalone and digital wasn't an option at Matador's store. Didn't even think to check Amazon.

jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 7 November 2011 17:50 (twelve years ago) link

yeah amazon mp3 is great now IMO, usually cheaper and also no DRM and 320k quality, i love it, i haven't bought anything off itunes in forever

the free cloud player works well too

the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 7 November 2011 18:15 (twelve years ago) link

the title track has a v tom petty vibe imho

The doctor smiled, realizing that he had made his point. (stevie), Monday, 7 November 2011 18:59 (twelve years ago) link

i don't know about tom petty but the intricate guitar sound of the first song is even more magic than anything on smoke rings. it's like a naturally dyed persian carpet woven from guitar strings.

alex in mainhattan, Monday, 7 November 2011 21:02 (twelve years ago) link

I just bought the songs individually from iTunes (in this case, cheaper than Amazon).
It's really great.

She Got the Shakes, Monday, 7 November 2011 23:20 (twelve years ago) link

four months pass...

on tour

shur fine (am0n), Friday, 23 March 2012 15:31 (twelve years ago) link

<3

grimes - (the elder scrolls iv:) oblivion (diamonddave85), Friday, 23 March 2012 15:44 (twelve years ago) link

nice shirt

Trip Maker, Friday, 23 March 2012 16:01 (twelve years ago) link

If it's a Kurt Vile thread bumping-I'll check it out

nostormo, Friday, 23 March 2012 17:09 (twelve years ago) link

six months pass...

Smoke Ring For My Halo is such a gorgeous freaking record. I heard it in a store the other day, Googled some lyrics, and was surprised as to what it was. I had checked out some clips long ago and never followed up, but this was really, really immediately striking to me, and I picked it up the next chance I got. And I'm so not in this headspace right now; that vast majority of what I've been listening to the past six months is metal. The vibe he conjures is so immediate and evocative; I love everything about it.

Clarke B., Thursday, 4 October 2012 23:15 (eleven years ago) link

any plans for a new record?

nostormo, Thursday, 4 October 2012 23:16 (eleven years ago) link

i'd heard there should be one before the end of the year, but have heard nothing more

Trad., Arrrgh (stevie), Friday, 5 October 2012 07:18 (eleven years ago) link

four months pass...

You can stream the first single, which is over 9 minutes on his website http://kurtvile.com/. New DOUBLE Album out in April.
This song is so awesome and slackerish. The beginning sounds a lot like Pavement, but then turns into something so much more amazing.

scubasteve, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 22:47 (eleven years ago) link

Think there might be a thread for it already!

Z S, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 23:41 (eleven years ago) link

ooops, sorry folks.

scubasteve, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 00:19 (eleven years ago) link

two months pass...

he never sounded so angry, aggressive and dirty as he did on Childish Prodigy.
(vocals and production)

i hope he'll make another "dark" record like this, only with much less fillers.

nostormo, Monday, 22 April 2013 18:46 (ten years ago) link

four years pass...

New song with Courtnet burnett is excellent

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/courtney-barnett-kurt-vile-over-everything/

nostormo, Thursday, 31 August 2017 06:11 (six years ago) link

one month passes...

sometimes there's no poison like a dream

reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 15 October 2017 19:30 (six years ago) link

he's covered belly??

Estella, Damm (stevie), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 10:57 (six years ago) link

i like how chill + happy this album is

Mordy, Friday, 20 October 2017 01:57 (six years ago) link

two months pass...

http://cdn2.pitchfork.com/news/45718/d8bceec8.gif

Karl Malone, Wednesday, 27 December 2017 19:35 (six years ago) link

seven months pass...

New single Loading Zones is really good

calstars, Friday, 17 August 2018 00:50 (five years ago) link

three weeks pass...

Another new song. Sadly, it's boring.
(Loading Zones is boring too imo)

Hope he didn't lose it completely..

nostormo, Monday, 10 September 2018 18:09 (five years ago) link

But isn't that his shtick? To always make the same boring song? Which usually is great btw.

Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 10 September 2018 18:36 (five years ago) link

The melodies are weaker. He becam too monotonic and lost the melancolic atmosphere.

nostormo, Monday, 10 September 2018 18:39 (five years ago) link

"bassackwards" is amazing imo

J0rdan S., Monday, 10 September 2018 18:40 (five years ago) link

i don't remember which new one i heard recently but i too was disappointed

dyl, Monday, 10 September 2018 19:43 (five years ago) link

The slightly warped sound of Bassackwards is great. That song flows majestically towards the delta.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOFWHty4XFQ

Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 20:19 (five years ago) link


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