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Childish Prodigy

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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.

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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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.

excellent musician, enamored with this album, can't wait to listen to his other albums, I am a picky listener, so believe me when I say: he's good!