Music News - Kurt Vile announces solo Wellington date
23 October 2015 - 0 Comments
Get excited Wellington. Drunken Piano and Noisey very proudly
present the mighty Kurt
Vile in his first solo show in New Zealand, hot on the heels of
Kurt Vile’s glorious new album B’lieve
I’m Goin Down, out now on Matador via Remote Control.
Kurt Vile announce a Wellington show at San Fran on Wednesday 13 January.
As kindred spirit Kim Gordon of Sonic
Youth wrote in her artist biography for Kurt’s new album, “Kurt
does his own myth making; a boy/man with an old soul voice in the age of
digital everything becoming something else, which is why this focused,
brilliantly clear and seemingly candid record is a breath of fresh air…. a
handshake across the country, east to west coast, thru the dustbowl history
(“valley of ashes”) of woody honest strait forward talk guthrie, and a cali
canyon dead still night floating in a nearly waterless landscape. The record is
all air, weightless, bodyless, but grounded in convincing authenticity, in the
best version of singer songwriter upcycling.”
As eponymous American Grantland magazine recently observed, “Kurt Vile
frequently invokes Neil Young in conversation, as both a talisman and a role
model. But the most authentic link between Vile and Young is the way in which
they freely commingle pathos and goofiness in their songs, resulting in a tonal
messiness that feels like real life.”
And as Pitchfork remarked in their Best New Music review: “As compelling as
Vile’s words can be, much of the magic lies in his delivery. Like Tom Petty,
Bruce Springsteen, and Bob Dylan, Vile’s singing voice has acquired an unstable
accent of indeterminate origin that shifts to suit his musical decisions,
rather than connecting to genre or region or even his own upbringing. Most
often, he’s got a nasally twang unlike that of any other native Philadelphian,
and it helps his low-key murmur cut through the woolly mid-tempo haze. That
twang makes his music feel more grounded and conversational, and there’s also a
bit of a “Hey, it’s me again” quality the first time you hear it on a new
album, an aural watermark that never leaves you any doubt that you are
listening to a Kurt Vile record.”
But what’s the live show like? Kurt played Portland’s Crystal Ballroom on
Saturday, and according to reviewer Brandon Simnacher, “The performance
was inspiring... and Kurt’s presence was enchanting.” Can't wait.
Kurt Vile
Wednesday 13 January | San Fran, Wellington
Tickets go on sale at 9am on Tuesday 27 October
via Dash Tickets and Under The Radar.
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