Wakin on a Pretty Daze is Philly rocker Kurt Vile’s 5th solo LP and new best. It is marked by maturity, craft, and confidence, evidence that Vile successfully cannibalized all the parts of his sturdy back catalog — the howling guitars, bedroom pop, his quizzical, drawling voice, and even the more fully-figured stuff on the excellent [...]

Clocking in at 9+ minutes, while effortlessly retaining its coziness, this unexpected dose of new Kurt Vile marks the first taste from his forthcoming LP, Wakin on a Pretty Daze, out April 9th via Matador. King of the 21st century loll, I expect this and the upcoming Phosphorescent record to dominate Spring listening. MP3: Kurt [...]

Halloween may be over, but Kurt Vile’s new EP, So Outta Reach (hits shelves next Tuesday) leads off in true midnight-movie form with “The Creature.” According to the Matador blog the EP contains five unreleased original songs initially recorded during the sessions for Smoke Ring For My Halo plus a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Downbound [...]

New track from one of my favorites, solo or otherwise, Kurt Vile. “Jesus Fever” is culled from Smoke Ring For My Halo, due out March 8th via Matador. H/T GvsB. MP3: Kurt Vile :: Jesus Fever —————— ____________________________________________________________________________________

Heads up, L.A.: Friday night, October 23rd, Aquarium Drunkard presents Kurt Vile with White Arrows and Under The Asbury at Spaceland. Vile’s new album, Childish Prodigy, is the jam — go see his shtick live. We are giving away several pairs of tickets to AD readers.  Hit us up in the comments with your name [...]