Six long years later, one hardly expects Koenig to still be grappling with the same existential dilemmas he did on that album. Halfway through, the video inexplicably cuts to shots of Gibson performing in concert, old men in Kangol hats dancing near a wooded area, and a pedestrian signal recklessly! With the introduction of electronic elements and musings about a dystopian, cyborg-dominated future, the tail-end of the album recaptures some of its initial vigor and intrigue. Mirroring the space-cadet subject matter, he appears to be constantly losing his train of thought which often requires a bus replacement service. The winning, spaced-out 'Bassackwards' is a nearly 10-minute meander that recalls being out of his mind on a friend's radio show. Certainly, the shift from the humanity and warmth of blues-rock to the synthetic robotics of electronic music is intentional, but the album ends too abruptly for one to clearly discern the full extent of its significance. Over the course of his seven-year career, Mac DeMarco has proven his songwriting prowess to be both transportive and alchemic.
It's a tad less floaty, more visceral. Kurt's lyrics are colorful, full of character, and work well to resonate the album's themes of just taking it easy. Ventura serves as a reminder of the magic that can result from looking to the past to inform the future. Kurt Vile seems to have solidified his musical identity. He sounds wise beyond his years, and yet he meanders through life and leaves his followers wondering where the music stops. Kinda silly, but I think I'd like the album more if the aesthetics and way it was advertised were a little different. Favourite Songs: Pretty Pimpin, Dust Bunnies Least Favourite Songs: That's Life Tho Almost Hate To Say I don't find Kurt Vile's music to be particularly interesting, mainly because I'm just not a huge fan of modern Americana but also because some of his songs are just so laid back it borders on depressing, and I still feel the same way with this new record.
A handful of tracks scan as underdeveloped or incomplete. It's a great song about self reflection and realising you've built up a facade that ain't yourself, and realizing your own intent. Find all the coverage here, and tune in this weekend to hear our Rock the Garden broadcast. We're committed to keeping our content free and accessible—meaning no paywalls or subscription fees—so if you like what we do, please consider becoming a Slant patron: You can also make a donation via. DeMarco has a knack for composing simple yet alluring melodies that feel simultaneously weighty and timeless. Wheelhouse is incredible and of course Pretty Pimpin kicks off the Great new album from Kurt Vile. For all of its attempts at unconventionality, though, Fishing for Fishies fails to yield anything truly novel within the scope of blues-rock.
His seventh solo album, 'Bottle It In', was recorded around America amid family road-trips, and, at a marathon 80-minutes long, the results are suitably expansive. A lot of it is just too plain and safe. Vile has resisted making a rock record and his fans have rewarded him. You might consider him this generation's Neil Young. It is strictly forbidden to share links to albums via file sharing sites Zippyshare, Torrent, Kingdom Leaks etc. Mo - General Discussion, Top Ten Results Tu - Top Ten Tuesday, For Your Consideration We - General Discussion Th - bi Weekly Suggestions Fr - What have you been listening to? I dig it a lot. I hope it's a joke, but I really don't think it is.
The music may largely be reducible to a series of fingerpicked guitar loops, but beneath this barebones approach lies a tangle of contradictions, involutions, and allegories, conveyed through goofy turns of phrase, rambling metaphorical tangents, and arcane non sequiturs. He is equally as good picking a melody as he is with a riff. Since 2015's 'b'lieve I'm going down', off-kilter hero Kurt Vile has supported his spiritual forebear Neil Young, recorded an album of duets with long-haired mirror image Courtney Barnett last year's 'Lotta Sea Lice' and received the ultimate indie accolade being a question on a gameshow that nobody can answer. The lyrics also feel a bit more meaningful. Throughout it all, Paak maintains an optimism that, though some might deem naïve, is undeniably infectious. I thought it was pretty good, need to listen a couple more times to get a more concise view.
There's no formal release date as of yet, although Vile previously stated that he hopes to release the record this autumn. It was on heavy rotation for me, I must of given it at least a dozen spins, outside of having All in a Daze Work and Wild Imagination, my favourite tracks, on repeat. The album veers close to outstaying its welcome; you can occasionally feel like you're sobering up at a house party. How could I not want to run away again and again, escape? I will never be what society expects me to be. The band amplifies the perils of our world, envisaging an apocalyptic landscape marked by plastic-choked oceans, wildlife extinction, and millennials deprived of meaningful human interaction.
Users who ignore this rule will be banned from the site. Recorded in various locations, the thing that ties the songs together isn't an instrument or a studio, it's Vile's voice and writing. This incoherence gradually takes on its own logic, developing into a metaphor for dislocation and detachment that pervades the rest of the album, developing an atmosphere of unease that complicates its seemingly stress-free songs. But Koenig is clearly in no mood for compromise. Rollin With the Flow 07.
Label: Aftermath Release Date: April 12, 2019 Buy: Slant is reaching more readers than ever, but as online advertising continues to evolve, independently operated publications like ours have struggled to adapt. Love the incorporation of banjo and piano. Additionally, Vile has announced a world tour that kicks off this October. Although elsewhere the album benefits from his light-handed instrumentation, the structural one-dimensionalities of these tracks harbor too many empty, open spaces, yielding songs that flatline. There I really like Kurt Vile, but I wish he would go back to his rock sensibilities. The clip, co-directed by Gibson seen awkwardly wielding a giant prop camera throughout , finds the singer leading a troupe of young dancers dressed in floral prints, acid-washed denim, and vests—lots and lots of vests. For Your Consideration: Top Ten Tuesday: Monthly playlist voting: The latest albums, videos, news, and anything else indie music related from your favorite artists.
The energy of Pretty Pimpin' continues to slow throughout the album to an eventual drawn out weariness in the latter half. Label: Atlantic Release Date: April 19, 2019 Buy: At the heart of Anderson. . Overall, maybe the best album from Kurt Vile to date. The lyrics on the album don't really hit me in the same way someone like Mark Kozelek's lyrics would but his vocal delivery throughout the album, like always, just sounds great. That makes it an unfortunate step back from a very talented artist.