Kurt Vile, War On Drugs and Mister Heavenly make Paste Magazine’s Top 50 Best Albums of 2011 list
Congrats to Kurt Vile, War on Drugs and Mister Heavenly for making the Paste Magazine Top 50 Best Albums of 2011 list. Vile’s Smoke Ring For My Halo came in at #44; Slave Ambient by War On Drugs was #37 and Mister Heavenly’s Out Of Love came in at #36. You can read the entire list here. Download some songs below, including an acoustic version of “Brothers” that War On Drugs’ lead singer and guitarist Adam Granduciel recorded for a Key Studio Session last August.
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Non-COMM Recap: Going introspective with John Murry (photos, audio, setlist)
With just his guitar and his voice, Bay Area by way of Mississippi songwriter John Murry played an emotional, powerful set Wednesday night at Non-COMM. Playing an assortment of songs from his current LP The Graceless Age, he also threw … Read More
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A conversation on A Pretty Daze with Philadelphia's Kurt Vile (headlining Union Transfer tomorrow)
Wakin’ on a Pretty Daze, the latest from Philadelphia psych-songwriter Kurt Vile, has generated international acclaim since its March release on Matador Records. And rightfully so; it’s an ambitious double album exploring a plethora of ideas, and doing them all … Read More
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