Square Shells EP Kurt Vile
Square Shells EP OLE-936 2010-05-25
Vinyl includes digital download coupon and is 5% off until May 25th.

Philadelphia singer-songwriter KURT VILE returns with a stepping-stone 7-song EP between Matador's reissue of his privately circulated "Childish Prodigy" album last fall and his upcoming new album recorded with John Agnello. "Square Shells" depicts some aspects of Kurt's music not immediately accessible on his last album, from dreamgazey jams to plaintive, folky melodies. Recorded in a brighter, less homemade sound, Kurt's extraordinarily evocative songwriting explores themes of friendship, loss and desolation.
As the title suggests, 'Square Shells' is also something of a collection of curios. Opening track "Ocean City" instantly grasps you with its charming, sunny melody - completely undercut by its loner lyrical vibe. If past Kurt Vile records channeled private-pressing downerfolk via early Pavement and Cass McCombs, this song layers Leo Kottke on Van Dyke Parks. Subsequent tracks move past the acoustic sound into beautiful layers of guitar and vocals. A perfect holdover for Kurt fans to bridge them to the upcoming proper full-length in fall 2010.

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1. Ocean City BUY MP3 BUY FLAC
2. Invisibility: Nonexistent BUY MP3 BUY FLAC
3. Losing Momentum (For Jim Jarmusch) BUY MP3 BUY FLAC
4. I Wanted Everything BUY MP3 BUY FLAC
5. I Know I Got Religion BUY MP3 BUY FLAC
6. The Finder BUY MP3 BUY FLAC
7. Hey, Now I'm Movin BUY MP3 BUY FLAC


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