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October 12, 2009

New Kurt Vile Video - "Freak Train"

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We've been spending plenty of time with Woodsist-associated Philadelphia singer/songwriter and War On Drugs guitarist Kurt Vile's official Matador debut Childish Prodigy. One of the best songs, no doubt, is the propulsive 7-minute "Freak Train." It's a shaggy, ambling song that sounds like its title suggests, adding a few insulated cars, grimy acid-dripping psych, some Kraut-y percussion, and jittery energy to the "Peace Train," or whatever. The cut-up video contributes a few more layers and some actual train tracks.


(Via P4K)

What does the City Of Brotherly Love thing of their latest export? Well, the Sulimay's folks hated fellow Childish track "Hunchback": "That's not a Philly sound," "I wondered if anybody was moving their left hand," "Bring back Willie Nelson," etc.

You be your own judge:

Kurt Vile - "Hunchback" (MP3)

Childish Prodigy is out via Matador.

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Breakfast at Sulimays whole bit was played out after one episode. We get it, old people from Fishtown don't like contemporary music. Their complaints are completely predictable. Now if the show was just random people at Sulimays instead of the same three critics it might be more interesting.

Posted by: pakman profile link at 10/12/09 4:19 PM  | Reply
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Have we moved beyond the '80s fascination into the early '90s? I felt like I was just watching a Butthole Surfers video on 120 Minutes. Dude even looks a little like Gibby.

Posted by: Rob S. at 10/12/09 4:26 PM  | Reply
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