Not to be confused with Kurt Weill or Curt Vile.
Kurt Vile

Vile performing at Roskilde Festival 2011.
Background information
Birth name Kurt Vile
Born 1980
Origin Lansdowne, PA[1]
Genres Rock, heartland rock, roots rock, lo-fi, indie rock
Occupations Musician
Instruments Vocals/Guitar/Trumpet/Banjo/Keyboard
Labels Matador Records
Associated acts The War on Drugs

Kurt Vile (born 1980) is an American musician and singer-songwriter, signed to Matador Records as a solo artist in May 2009.[2] Vile is a founding member of The War on Drugs.

His music has been likened to that of Bruce Springsteen.[3] His influences include Fleetwood Mac, John Fahey, Bob Dylan and FM Rock generally.[4] His first album for Matador Records is titled Childish Prodigy.[5] In an interview with Women's Wear Daily, Sonic Youth bassist and singer Kim Gordon was asked, "Your guilty pleasure right now?" Gordon replied, "Listening to Kurt Vile's latest CD, Childish Prodigy. Guilty because I listen to it too much..."[6]

Vile released two previous solo albums, God Is Saying This To You and Constant Hitmaker, on Mexican Summer and Woodsist, respectively. He plays solo shows as well as shows with a backing band called The Violators,[2] which at times includes former The War on Drugs bandmate Adam Granduciel.

Vile's "He's Alright" is featured during the credits of Eastbound & Down in the second season's finale. Vile was chosen by Animal Collective to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that they curated in May 2011.[7]

Contents

Discography [link]

Solo [link]

Albums

EPs

  • Fall Demons 7" EP (2009, Skulltones)
  • The Hunchback 12" EP (2009, Richie Records)
  • Square Shells 12" EP (2010, Matador Records)
  • So Outta Reach 12" EP, Digital EP (2011, Matador Records)

Singles

  • He's Alright 7" single (2009, Matador Records)
  • In My Time 7" single (2010, Matador Records)

The War on Drugs [link]

Albums

EPs

  • Demo EP (2005)
  • Barrel of Batteries (2007)

References [link]

  1. ^ "Shaggy, Yes, but Finessed Just So" Interview with The New York Times, October 25, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Kurt Vile. Matador Records, May 29, 2009.
  3. ^ Review of Constant Hitmaker. Pitchfork Media, March 20, 2008.
  4. ^ "Questions of Doom with Kurt Vile". Bad Vibes. https://www.gimmebadvibes.com/index.php?/tctd/interviews/questions_of_doom_with_kurt_vile/. Retrieved 13 August 2011. 
  5. ^ Kurt Vile Signs to Matador. Pitchfork Media, May 29, 2009.
  6. ^ https://www.wwd.com/fashion-blogs/bringing_in_the_noise_with_kim-10-04
  7. ^ ATP: All Tomorrow's Parties

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Podcasts:

Kurt Vile

ALBUMS

Wakin on a Pretty Daze

Released 2013

Smoke Ring for My Halo

Released 2011

Childish Prodigy

Released 2009

God Is Saying This to You...

Released 2009

Live at WFMU on Talk's Cheap August 2008

Released 2008

Constant Hitmaker

Released 2008
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PLAYLIST TIME:

Was All Talk

by: Kurt Vile

Spirit in the sky
Transparent to the eye
Talking trash on nothing I can see anyway
And it's anarchy for you and me
When all this work is [?]
There was a time in my life when they thought I was all talk
Now I'm feeling stalked by god walking
I got the other hint
Walking
Now take a look at my hand
Watch me going, I'm going, yeah, I'm gone
Freaking fuck
Through the dew in the dawn
All the words I'm saying are wrong, now won't you watch me
There was a time in my life when they thought I was all talk
Left-handed smoke shifting
From my right hand man
Can you sense the snag in my playing?
Spirit in the ether
From a right wing sister
Sitter[?] say she don't care that much
There was a time in my life that is gone there's some time still go back to
Not to be all stalk in myself too much
Then I got the other hint, here, in present days
Now take a look at my hand
Watch it go, watch me go, yeah, I'm going
Yeah, I'm gone
Freaking-a-fuck
In the sea of the stone
Making music is easy - watch me




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