Childish Prodigy

Kurt Vile | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Matador Records
• ASIN: B002KIUKAK
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,600 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Childish Prodigy

2. Hunchback

3. Dead Alive

4. Overnite Religion

5. Fream Train

6. Blackberry Song

7. Monkey

8. Heart Attack

9. Amplifier

10. Inside Looking Out

Editorial Reviews

Review

Kurt Vile has seemingly absorbed a lifetime's worth of FM radio, and the ghosts of Bruce Springstein, Bob Seger, and others glimmer under the surface of his woozy, homemade bedroom pop. --Pitchfork --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Product Description

Philadelphia singer-songwriter KURT VILE (yes, that is his real name) makes his Matador debut with "Childish Prodigy." His second album (the first came out on the tiny Gulcher label, vinyl on Woodsist), it is a rich tapestry of rock and folk sounds, occasionally lo-fi, occasionally lustrous, hitting touchstones from Tom Petty to Street Legal-era Dylan to Spacemen 3 to Skip Spence. "Childish Prodigy" is more diverse than its predecessor, and ranges from pounding rockers like "Hunchabck" and "Freak Train" to gorgeous folky numbers like "Overnight Religion" and the soaring trumpet in "Amplifier." This is an absorbing and addictive record with layers and layers of discovery. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You are wasting time reading this- time that could be spent buying this album., February 4, 2010

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scott f (Ol' E, Big D) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Childish Prodigy (Audio CD)

Buy this already.

Facts:
1. Kurt Vile is the new revelation.
2. If we all are not aware of Mister Vile via the culture at large within the next year it will be due to a failing of the universe's mysterious workings.
3. You don't have anything better to spend ten bucks on.
4. If you have ears and have not listened to Kurt Vile you are disrespecting Jesus. Jesus gave us all ears so that we could someday hear this music.
5. I was serious about number 3. Quit smoking for two days if you have to. This will more than make up for it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VILE IS SPECTACULAR, October 22, 2010

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Lucy Tonic "Lucy Tonic" (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Childish Prodigy (Audio CD)

Specifically, I'd place Childish Prodigy in the same vein as Pete Yorn and Jeff Buckley, with the lyrical style of Bob Dylan and vocals resembling Iggy Pop and Lou Reed.

Nonetheless, this album refreshingly strays from the cookie-cutter studio sound that most bands in the "indie" category tend to produce.

Opening track "Hunchback" is the perfect preview for what's to come; a mix of menacing, distorted guitars aligned with different patterns of percussion and keys.

"Blackberry Song" is the perfect, bittersweet driving tune, while "Monkey" reflects why many have compared Vile to Tom Petty, although the keys and structure of this song remind me of tracks by Oasis and The Verve.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally addictive, January 30, 2011

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Nicholas A. Mcclure "mcclurn" (Traverse City, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Childish Prodigy (Audio CD)

This music is great. Kurt's songwritting kinda reminds me of a more spacey Robert Pollard with vocal styling of Iggy Pop and Bob Dylan. This album alternates between fuzz/noise-filled spacey jams or dream pop to intimate fingerpicked Elliot Smith style songs much like 'Constant Hitmaker.' I think this album is slightly better, as a whole than Constant Hitmaker However. BTW for some reason this is great road trip music. made my downstate trip fly by.