Kurt Vile & The Violators - The Hunchback EP: 12″
This is the only thing of Kurt’s that I’ve heard since his fantastic, garage-blues, pop, bedroom opus "Constant Hit Maker;" and, this seems to be going in a very different direction. Way laid back, quasi-psychedelic, and more "modern" than I would have expected, and a little reminiscent of fellow Philadelphian, Entrance. He employs a full band on this outing, and the songs are developed a little more in the full department, although, they still retain their lo-finess even without being so. Swirly, distorted, dreamy jams are the template, almost like a dirtier Brian Jonestown Massacre, but that unpolished element also passes for charm.
Mostly instrumental, and a little melancholy, this may not be a summer barn burner but it is a pleasant enough place to start in the world of Kurt Vile, and intrigues me to find out what will be next.
