Smoke Ring For My Halo

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rollingstone

Philly's Kurt Vile can sound like Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp or Lou Reed — if those standard-bearers were murmuring through a speakerphone after a few salvia bongs. On Vile's fourth LP, the stoner haze lifts a bit, and he settles on a mood: chilled-out but guarded, and wrapped in gorgeous folk-blues guitar-picking. The vibe is […]

pitchfork

Kurt Vile's fourth full-length may also be his best, as it distills classic American guitar music into one singular and sublime vision.