“raindrops might fall on my head sometimes, but i don’t pay ‘em any mind. then again, i guess it ain’t always that way.”
kurt vile may be one of the best artists to come out of philly in a long time. after hearing his newest album, smoke ring for my halo, i feel that i can say that. i thought his last album was great, but it sort of fell into that lo-fi, psychedelic rock category that you hear so much of, it all starts to sound the same (in my opinion). this album has a much cleaner sound and that’s a good thing- it allows vile’s guitar playing and lyrics to shine. in some songs on this album he actually reminds me a lot of richard ashcroft, who i love. you can stream the entire album right now on NPR, or listen to a few of the tracks below!
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let me know what you think!
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I saw Kurt Vile open for Built to Spill a couple years ago and he was great. He gave a really intimate and passionate performance. I remember being impressed with all of the barre chords he did on his acoustic guitar. I’d recommend anyone to check him out live if you get the chance!
Kurt Vile is good guy. He played a house show here in Arkansas at my friend’s house. He just hung out with us and then went and did he thing. So cool and great music!
I happened to stumble upon a band recently that really captures the free people spirit. They are called Stonefield and they are a band of 4 sisters from Australia ages 20-12 but these girls rock hard, siting bands like Led Zeppelin and Frank Zappa as their major inflences.
Check out Stonefield here: http://www.youtube.com/user/Stonefieldband