Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Let Me Get There (feat. Kurt Vile) - from the 2016 album Until The Hunter on Tendril Tales.
Kurt Vile announces his seventh solo album Bottle It In and shares the 10-minute opus "Bassackwards"
Kurt Vile does a surprising cover of "Down In It" by Nine Inch Nails for A.V. Club - while the pairing seems totally odd the result actually works well as a Vile/Reznor hybrid. Where Reznor's original felt like a something from a 90s action sci-fi movie, Vile's take is fuzzier and has a slightly ps…
As far as guitarists who have stopped by KEXP recently go, Kurt Vile is the most-laid back of the bunch, letting his gauzy guitar playing do the talking as he hides behind his now-trademark long, brown hair. (In fact, one of the few points in the video where you can actually see his face is when Vi…
"One Trick Ponies" comes from Vile's upcoming seventh album Bottle It In
Kurt Vile has dished out a few more details about his upcoming album, b'lieve i'm going down. Vile has described the album as "ethereal, Appalachian-influenced folk songs" with a "night vibe." The 12-track compilation is expected to drop on September 25. Check out the video for the lead single "Pr…
Indie rocker Kurt Vile has shared new details about his latest LP, his first release since 2013's amazing Waking on a Pretty Daze. Vile has described the album, which will be titled All Over the Place, as his "darkest album to date" because it's "definitely got that night vibe." [Note: Kurt later …
An updated song from Ty Segall, videos from Janelle Monae and Superchunk, plus a possible new solo album from Kurt Vile.
A documentary on Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, plus new music from Little Dragon, Lost Under Heaven, and Sorority Noise
As we mentioned in yesterday's News Round-up, Dinosaur Jr. celebrated the 30th anniversary of their debut album with a seven-night residency at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. During the week, Kurt Vile came out to join them as a special guest, and last night, Dino Jr frontman J Mascis returned the fa…
Over the weekend, elderly folks everywhere were introduced to well-tressed Philly rocker Kurt Vile as he was spotlighted on Saturday's CBS This Morning (a show whose key demographic tends to skew older). Watch Vile perform "I’m An Outlaw," "Dust Bunnies," and "Pretty Pimpin," as well as chat with …
The song barely missed the cut for last year's Bottle It In
Beach House and Amen Dunes share new music videos, Foxing announce new album and share lead single, and Kurt Vile's brother, known as Jelloman, receives his own documentary.
One stage over from the Bigfoot stage at Sasquatch! Music Festival, where the perpetually-relaxed Kurt Vile was leading the Violators through a set that "languid" doesn't even begin to describe, the dance tent was bursting with bass and a flood of seizure-inducing strobe lights. Naturally, Vile did…
"I'm not explaining this really good," said a flustered Kurt Vile to KEXP DJ Cheryl Waters during this KEXP in-studio session. Thankfully, the young singer/songwriter is able to let his music speak for itself: his sixth and most recent full-length b'lieve I'm goin down... has been topping Best Albu…
Kurt Vile is commemorating his upcoming album by commissioning a mural in his hometown of Philadelphia. Violators guitarist Jesse Trbovich posted a photo of Steve Powers' mural on Facebook yesterday and confirmed that Wakin' on a Pretty Daze is, in fact, the title of the record. When asked if Vile …
Kurt Vile's latest full-length Wakin on a Pretty Daze is already slated for a deluxe edition, Deluxe Daze (Post Haze), out November 19th on Matador. That's a lotta daze. This version comes packaged with a new EP, it's a big world out there (and i am scared), featuring new versions of album tracks,…
The Philly-based guitarist talks to KEXP about some favorite music bio books, covering Charlie Rich, and why he didn't get a guitar for Christmas as a kid.
In early June, Australian singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett and American singer/songwriter Kurt Vile announced that they would be teaming up for a collaborative tour featuring an "all-star band" called The Sea Lice which is a revolving cast of musicians that includes Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, W…
Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases (joined this week by DJ Abbie Gobelli). See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Matthew Dear, Kurt Vile, Yowler, Elvis Costello, and more.
