Kurt Vile (born 1980 in Philadelphia) is an American guitarist and singer. Previously the lead guitarist in the band The War on Drugs, he began his solo career in 2008.
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Jason Grishkoff
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Jul 24, 2015
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Kurt Vile's new single "Pretty Pimpin'" had me won over at first listen. There's something fun and enjoyable in its simple, no-frills folk-rock approach.
The track's set to appear on his upcoming album "B'lieve I'm Goin Down," due September 25th via...
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Bri Guy
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Mar 27, 2013
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Kurt Vile gave us a first listen to his new album, Wakin' On A Pretty Daze, with "Wakin' On A Pretty Day." His next single, "Never Run Away," premiered on a commerical on a local CW based in Philadelphia -- it featured his daughter and him listening ...
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Lauren Sloss
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Feb 15, 2013
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Kurt Vile may have blown into my life with the gnarled raging guitar featured in his track "Hunchback," but he's managed to stick around for a while by virtue of a melodic, dreamy, and increasingly mature sound."Wakin On A Pretty Day," the first trac...
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Lauren Sloss
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Oct 26, 2010
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The first time I heard Kurt Vile just about a year ago, my first thought was "Damn, that's nasty. In a good way." In a "smoked a pack of cigarettes, drank a fifth of Jack, and swaggered up to the mic for the best set you've ever seen" kind of way. It...
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