Kurt Vile – B’lieve I’m Goin Down [Vinyl]

Kurt Vile 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. Recorded and mixed in a number of locations, including Los Angeles and Joshua Tree, b lieve I m goin down… is 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 nite 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. In Kurt s words, I wanted to get back into the habit of writing a sad song on my couch, with nobody waiting on me. I really wanted it to sound like it s on my couch — not in a lo-fi way, just more unguarded and vulnerable.

Tracklist:

1. Pretty Pimpin
2. I’M An Outlaw
3. Dust Bunnies
4. That’s Life Tho (Almost Hate To Say)
5. Wheelhouse
6. Life Like This
7. All In A Daze Work
8. Lost My Head There
9. Stand Inside
10. Bad Omens
11. Kidding Around
12. Wild Imagination

UPC: 744861103318
Label: Matador Records
Release Date: 10.9.15
Format: Vinyl