by Kurt Vile
Travel can inspire in surprising ways: Kurt Vile discovered as much making his first record in three years, the eclectic and electrifying Bottle It In, which he recorded at various studios around the country over two very busy years, during sessions that usually punctuated the ends of long tours or family road trips. Every song, whether it’s a concise and catchy pop composition or a sprawling guitar epic, becomes a journey unto itself, taking unexpected detours, circuitous melodic avenues, or open-highway solos.
Using past albums as points of departure, Bottle It In, heads off in new directions, pushing at the edges of the map into unexplored territory: Here be monster jams. These songs show an artist who is still evolving and growing: a songwriter who, like his hero John Prine, can make you laugh and break your heart, often in the same line, as well as a vocalist who essentially rewrites those songs whenever he sings them in his wise, laconic jive-talkin’ drawl.
Listen to the single 'One Trick Ponies' below now.
THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TRACKS
Lazer Baby - 'So Lonely'
Lazer Baby - So Lonely from Lucid Cinema on Vimeo.
Bear The Mammoth - 'Eyes Still'
Handsome - 'Save Some Love'
Andre Agony - 'Evil Brain'
Planète - 'Invisible Cities'
Harvey Sutherland - 'Amethyst Ft. Nubya Garcia'
Fatima - 'Dang'
Straight Arrows - 'Out and Down'
Sex On Toast - 'Think I'm In Love'
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