On Repeat All Day: Kurt Vile’s "Freeway"
Although Philly singer/songwriter and self-proclaimed constant hitmaker Kurt Vile has been recording CD-Rs for sometime now, I have just gotten around to listening to his humble mix of folk-rock and lo-fi bedroom-pop aesthetics. I like most of what I have heard, but I am completely enamored with the song “Freeway.” Its J. Geils meets Tom Petty, care-fee classic rock vibe and spaciness (a common ‘Vile’ characteristic), has earned it a spot on all of my road-trippin’ summer playlists.
Kurt’s official “debut” album, Constant Hitmaker, is available now on Gulcher.
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hi. heres a interview with kurt vile while he was in ireland late dec last year. theres some live footage as well with the great ‘overnight religion’ as a backing track. its around 10 minutes into Analogue Episode 2 so Enjoy!
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