Kurt Vile - B'Lieve I'm Goin Down'B'lieve I'm Goin Down' is Vile's sixth album, and shows Kurt both deeply introspective and briskly self assured. As longtime fan Kim Gordon wrote in her bio for the album: "Kurt 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

"I knew I was painting a target on my back

‰ÛÏThis is music that creates a new history

textures reminiscent of Caribou or Dan Avery and vocal turns right out of Richard Thompson‰۪s songbook

the vocalist styles also draw from the equally powerful history of the French chanson singers to create a truly unique combination

Where do you want me to pick you up

‰ÛÏIt‰۪s great to see this fantastic album see a proper reissue

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' a 20-minute epic built on the kinds of hypnotic motifs and minimal rhythms which quickly became can trademarks

‰Û÷Weirdon‰۪ travels into the pop dimension of Purling Hiss

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