Kurt Vile

KURT VILE Has Plenty Of Feel Good Songs On His New LP ‘PHILADELPHIA’S BEEN GOOD TO ME’

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Reveries for the laziest day of the week

31 May 2026


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The now 48-year-old electric folk star KURT VILE was born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania,
and lives now in Philly. He’s so happy about his state that he made an album about it, named 10th LP PHILADELPHIA’S BEEN GOOD TO ME.

The album was largely recorded in Vile‘s home studio, OKV Central, located in Mount Airy, Philadelphia. He describes the album as his “bringing it all back home to Philly record“, and that he treated the recording process like it was his last album.

The Guardian (English newspaper) says: “Indie rock’s most easygoing dude gets existential. Sounding characteristically virtuosic but unbothered, Vile is more forward-thinking than ever
on a record that surveys the bliss and bumps of life in his mid-40s.”

TUTV: Nothing but feel-good tunes creating the lazy, relaxing, dreamy atmosphere
that Vile is so good at. His stress-free, tranquilizing sound, his sparkling guitar play, and
his knack for writing tunes that ease your mind in a luring way combine once again to make for a great companion for restful moments. Kurt Vile’s been good to us.

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North American Tour 2026

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JUKEBOX 2026 – WEEK 19 – Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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Hello, music junkies.

Another batch of 5 new, stellar tracks have
been added to Turn Up The Volume’s Jukebox.

Turn it up.

ALL TOGETHER


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TRACK BY TRACK

Artist: DAZY
Who: The moniker of pop & rock dude James Goodson
from Richmond, Virginia, who has 2 LPs, thus far, on his
résumé.

Track: GRAVITY
One of his two new shared pieces, ahead
of his US tour with Sleaford Mods.

TUTV: Retro-riffed psych-pop, juiced with some
melancholic harmonica snippets and free falling
vocals.

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Photo by Alva Le Febvre

Band: ICEAGE
Who: The Danish indie glam rockers, fronted by songwriter/poet
Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, who released 2 solo full-lengths in the
past 3 years.

Track: THE WEAK
Newest single from their upcoming 6th LP, named
For Love Of Grace & The Hereafter, out on May 29th.

TUTV: The idolized Danes have found their sultry swagger back.

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Artist: KURT VILE
Who: The former War On Drugs guitarist
from Philly, who worked himself into a
swell solo career.

Track: ZOOM 97
New piece from his forthcoming full-length, his 10th, titled
Philadelphia’s Been Good To Me. It’ll arrive on May 29th.

TUTV: Relaxing on cloud Philly 9.

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Band: ARTIFICIAL GO
Who: Wacky/punky DIY indie
trio from Cincinnati, Ohio.

TUTV: Think of that almost-out-of-tune jangliness of that NYC
nightclub collective called The Velvet Underground, about 60 years
ago.

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Band: BOARDS OF CANADA
Who: Veteran Scottish electro/ambient duo.

Track: PROPHECY AT 1420 MHz
One of two new cuts from their 5th longplayer,
their first in 13 years, named Inferno. It’ll come
our way on May 29th.

TUTV: The Scots still float around in their electronic bubble.
I wonder if they recorded their new tunes while in space with
the Artemis II crew recently.

Instagram – Spotify

KURT VILE Annouces New Album And Many Tour Dates – Hear First Single ‘CHANCE TO BLEED’

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7 April 2026

The now 48-year-old electric folk star KURT VILE was born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, 
and lives now in Philly. He’s so happy about his state that he named his upcoming new,
10th LP Philadelphia’s Been Good To Me. It’ll appear on May 29th.

Lead single CHANCE TO BLEED is Vile, alright. Lazy, feel-good, and sparkling guitar play.

North American Tour 2026

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KURT VILE – Philly Tunesmith Released 4th Album ‘SMOKE RING FOR MY HALO’ Today 15 Years Ago

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Significant longplayers from yesteryear

8 March 2026

Along with Adam Granduciel Philly based singer-songwriter/guitarist KURT VILE
formed The War On Drugs in 2005. After their 2008 debut LP Wagonwheel Blues
Vile left to pursue his own journey.

He has released his 4th solo album, titled
SMOKE RING FOR MY HALO on 8 March 2011,
today 15 years ago.

Pitchfork said: “Kurt Vile’s fourth full-length may also be his best, as it distills classic
American guitar music into one singular and sublime vision. He’s still cycling between strummers and fingerpicked mazework, but the battery of pedal effects is mostly gone.
Vile has acknowledged limits in length for the sake of depth. It makes for a full-blown
journey.”

The LP got to #8 on the US Independent Albums Charts.

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Country Pop Crooner KURT VILE Covers TOM PETTY And THE HEARTBREAKERS’ Musing ‘SINS OF MY YOUTH’

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10 September 2024

Brand-new Apple TV series Bad Monkey, a black comedy crime drama featuring
Vince Vaughn as the private eye has a soundtrack containing 8 Tom Petty songs
covered by artists such as Jason Isbell, Eddie Vedder, Jamie Jackson and The War
Of Drugs.

Kurt Vile is also part of this project. He picked Sins Of My Youth
from Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers‘ 2014 album Hypnotic Eye.

A melancholic musing that fits Vile like a glove.

Tom Petty: Story

Have A Nap In La La Land With KURT VILE And His New EP ‘BACK TO THE MOON BEACH’

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19 November 2023

Former War On Drugs emo slacker KURT VILE has a
new 9-track EP out, named BACK TO MOON BEACH.

“It’s is an EP by no one’s definition but Kurt Vile’s. Clocking in at just shy of an hour, this would be a long full-length record by most any other artist’s yardstick, but for Kurt, the collection is an expression of just how deep his well of non-album material runs.”

Far Out Mag: “Vile invites us to join him on his beach on the moon. Although Back to Moon Beach sounds warm and familiar, particularly to pre-existing fans, Vile does keep that one toe firmly pointed towards the future. Compiling album rejects and covers recorded across the last four years, the record is also a demonstration of his growth and influences.”

TUTV: This new Vile record is for Vile fanatics. I usual love his drift away vibe, but here
I almost fell asleep midway. After the pretty lovely opener/single ‘Another Good Year For
The Roses‘ it’s downhill. Half of the songs are too lazy, too relaxing, too whiny.

My advice: sit down, dim the lights, relax and have a nap in la-la land.

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Amazing Artwork – Cover Of 10-Year Old Album ‘WAKING ON A PRETTY DAZE’ By KURT VILE

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9 April 2023

Artist: KURT VILE (Philadelphia)
Album: WAKING ON A PRETTY DAZE
Released: 10 years ago today, on 9 April 2013.

Artwork: The album’s cover photograph features a mural
by Philadelphia-based street artist Steve Powers. The mural
is located on the side of W.M. Mulherin’s Sons restaurant on
Front Street in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Vile: “Everybody who rides the elevated train line sees it. It’s so colourful.
It’s so cool to have my own mural, let alone one by a great artist.”

Wakin On A Pretty Daze

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KURT VILE: All Albums – Instagram

KURT VILE And His Two Daughters Cover ‘MUST BE SANTA’

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22 November 2022

Laidback country pop singer-songwriter KURT VILE was invited by Spotify to cover
a Xmas song exclusively for the giant stream platform’s new Christmas compilation playlist.

Vile: I thought it was nice of them to invite me, but I didn’t know if I could pull off a Christmas song! Then my mind jumped to when John Agnello showed me the Bob Dylan version of “Must Be Santa” while we were making the Smoke Ring For My Halo record. Bob Dylan has a wig on, and someone goes flying through a window. All this time, I thought it was Bob Dylan’s song. It’s really catchy, and he makes it his own, as he usually does. I figured if I can do Dylan’s “Must Be Santa,” if that’s not taken, it’s a sign. I gotta be the next chapter in this version of a Bob Dylan song. Then I realized it was actually a classic Christmas song, and was written however long ago, but I still wanted to do it justice the way Bob did. I wanted to be the guy who attempted to pull it off.”

“It feels like a perfect circle, really. I thought I’d do an acoustic version and have my daughters sing backup, but then it turned into more of a weird synth version with their vocals, which is really the hook. I figured Bob wouldn’t hear it, but I still wanted to do it justice, and once I got my daughters singing with me I hoped he would at least like it. Now I know… he loves it. Merry Christmas, Bob Dylan!

Yes, it is Santa, folks.

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That crazy Bob Dylan version (2009)

The original version.
Written by Hal Moore and Bill Fredericks.
First recorded/released by New York
artist Mitch Miller in 1960.