“Freak Train” is one of the tracks off of Philadelphia musician Kurt Vile’s new album Childish Prodigy (out October 6th via Matador), but it could also be great description of his music as well. You see Kurt Vile’s songs often have this intense “chugga chugga choo choo!” freight train flow to them. Even the softer [...]
Though I spent the better part of Tuesday’s Kurt Vile show at Modified lamenting my habitual inability to remember earplugs, I couldn’t help but be pulled in by the lo-fi psych-rock of Vile & the Violators.The songs, mostly from his 2009 LP Childish Prodigy, went from loud to louder – riding a crescendo of feedback [...]
Kurt Vile’s latest album, Childish Prodigy just came out on Matador Records. Pick it up here (LP or CD), it’s a good album. Kurt Vile- Overnite Religion
Philly’s Kurt Vile just released a new video for “Freak Train” off of the fab Childish Prodigy out via Matador. This video takes place under a bridge with Vile rockin’/freakin’ out a bit with layers of lo-fi video rapidly firing all over each other. Perfect.Still reminds me of Springsteen. Check my review of Childish [...]