Kurt Vile - My SympathyAlbum: God Is Saying This To You [2009]
kurt vile is a lo-fi indie rock singer/songwrite from philadelphia who made his commercial recording debut in 2008 with "constant hitchhiker". it was something of a sleep hit in the indie rock undergound as many online publications were quick to champion it as one of the more notable albums of the year. this track comes from his second release, a mini-album that was released a year later amidst the buzz. he is an artist who has philosophically devoted himself to the concept of muddy sound, echoing vocals, bad mixing, and tape hiss as deliberate musical elements. playful and experimental without getting too pretentious about it, vile has the goods to be more than a tiny cult figure for the home recording underground. he has since released "childish prodigy" (2010) and will be releasing another album this year. i'm just getting into it all now so we'll see what direction he chooses to take. very exciting nevertheless.
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