Kurt Vile: So Outta Reach
“When your ax is acting up/ Throw some delay on it, turn it up,” Vile sings on this six-song EP’s almost-title track, “(so outta reach).” Not bad advice, really. Especially for someone like Vile, whose music has a muzzy, lived-in feel whether he’s layering vintage synthesizers in his bedroom or recording acoustic guitars in the studio with John Agnello, as he did on his most recent full-length for Matador, Smoke Ring for My Halo. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsHear New Kurt Vile Track From Upcoming EP
Last month Kurt Vile announced plans to release his new EP So Outta Reach, which featured leftover tracks from the Smoke Ring For My Halo sessions as well as a cover of a Bruce Springsteen song. read more
Found in: Music, News2011 Austin City Limits Day One Recap
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Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsKurt Vile to Release New EP So Outta Reach
This morning Matador Records announced via their blog that low-fi rocker Kurt Vile will be releasing a new six-song EP, comprised mostly of unused tracks recorded during the sessions for Vile's Smoke Ring For My Halo, which released march of this year. In addition to the session tracks, So Outta Reach includes a cover of Bruce Springsteen's 1984 song "Downbound Train". read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to a Kurt Vile Cover of a Fleetwood Mac Song
Kurt Vile’s most recent album Smoke Ring for My Halo gave the lo-fi songwriter a serious boost in popularity. As a result, he’s been a pretty busy guy.... read more
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Found in: Blogs, List of the DayKurt Vile Premieres New Video For "Baby's Arms"
In an age where camera phones are so prevalent, music videos now have the potential to go very low budget.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 20 Best Albums of 2011 (So Far) - Max Blau
Our brand new multimedia editor shares his favorite albums from the first half of 2011. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 20 Best Albums of 2011 (So Far) - Josh Jackson
This week, Paste staffers will be making their personal picks for the best albums of the first half of 2011. We reserve the right to rearrange these in our minds weekly, realize that some shouldn’t be on here at all and maybe even decide to add James Blake by year’s end. But right at this moment, here are my Top 20 albums of 2011 (so far).... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThurston Moore Announces Tour Dates
Even though the Sonic Youth frontman has been busy promoting his new solo LP, Demolished Thoughts, it doesn’t seem like he’ll be taking a break anytime soon. Moore just released a new list of live permormances that will pair the rocker with Kurt Vile.... read more
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