Kurt Vile
"PHILLY'S CONSTANT HITMAKER"
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Website: http://myspace.com/kurtvileofphilly
Bio: Philadelphia's Kurt Vile has been making a name for himself by releasing lo-fi CDR's of his music for years (bedroom psych-pop if you will), and ... (more) released one of 2008's most under-appreciated releases, "Constant Hitmaker" on Gulcher (Highly Recommended, so go pick up a copy). He writes some of the best pop songs we've heard in a long time and is definitely one to watch out for in the upcoming years. His new LP, God Is Saying This To You, is a compilation of tracks from Overnite KV, a tour-only CDR made in conjunction with Kurt’s other project (The War on Drugs), along with a handful of curated jams. Here we find Kurt solo, four-trackin’, and blowing minds with his mix of bluegrass guitar, blazed singer-songwriterisms, and the knowledge of how to balance these contexts out with laidback precision. (less)
