Kurt Vile
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Philadelphia, United States (2009 – present)
His music has been likened to Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger, and Tom Petty. His first album for Matador, titled Childish Prodigy was released in October 2009. Prior to signing with Matador, Vile released two album, God is Saying This to You and Constant Hitmaker, on Mexican Summer and Woodsist, respectively. He plays both solo shows as well as shows with a backing band called The Violators.
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God Is Saying This To You?
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Breathin Out
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Don't Get Cute
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Trumpets In Summer
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My Sympathy
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Shoutbox
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gRandgeGORMAN wrote:
Привет!) http://www.lastfm.ru/group/Belorussian+Noise ...добро пожаловать!))
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blahrascal wrote:
kurt vile is in fact his real name. but the vile/weill thing is pretty awesome.
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Hail2theChief wrote:
AW-SOME!
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TwirlyRed wrote:
"just realized today that his name is a play on the name of the german composer kurt weill." "Kurt Vile" is his real name, no?
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cnnorris wrote:
it sounds so familiar, like a wonderful warm memory lost in the back of my mind.
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turtleturd wrote:
heart attack & amplifierrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmh
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KateLurksLate wrote:
He's in the New York Times today
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floserber wrote:
Whispering ghostly blues.
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ShipDestroyer wrote:
just realized today that his name is a play on the name of the german composer kurt weill. hilarious! i now love him even more.
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FrenchCartoon wrote:
the war on drugs and kurt are awesome!
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turtleturd wrote:
rly good
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dufflesj wrote:
Childish Prodigy is so good it hurts.
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petrolatum wrote:
constant hitmaker > childish prodigy
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Peking_O wrote:
Review of Childish Prodigy: http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14717/reviews/4138075
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Schorleandino wrote:
Radio Velvet Cotorro http://www.lastfm.es/listen/artist/velvet%2Bcotorro/similarartists#pane=webRadioPlayer&station=%252Flisten%252Fartist%252Fvelvet%252Bcotorro%252Fsimilarartists y www.myspace.com/velvetcotorro
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AgitReader wrote:
Check out our interview: http://agitreader.com/features/kurt_vile-10.05.html
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GeoOlogist wrote:
sorry the new album rules. sorry world
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be-b0p wrote:
didnt dig childish prodigy on the first listen. but wheewwww. soo good.
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eshen87 wrote:
This is better than I thought it'd be.
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blahrascal wrote:
how can one man be so much the best? oh and the last track on the new album is called "goodbye, freaks" for anyone still wondering
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Kurt Vile
Maus Hábitos, Porto, Portugal
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Frágil, Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Twisted Pepper, Dublin, Ireland
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