Kurt Vile 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 Angeles and Joshua Tree, b’lieve I’m goin’ down... is a handshake across the country, east to west coast, thru the dustbowl history (“valley of ashes”) of woody honest strait forward talk guthrie , and a cali canyon dead still nite floating in a nearly waterless landscape. The record is all air, weightless, bodyless, but grounded in convincing authenticity, in the best version of singer songwriter upcycling. In Kurt’s words, “I wanted to get back into the habit of writing a sad song on my couch, with nobody waiting on me. I really wanted it to sound like it’s on my couch -- not in a lo-fi way, just more unguarded and vulnerable.” It’s a weird, accepting, mature record, acknowledging the inherent immaturity of being a person whether father, husband , partner, adult, musician, not perfect, but compelling for its understanding … that’s life though so sad to say… — Kim Gordon
Review
It s a weird, accepting, mature record, acknowledging the inherent immaturity of being a person whether father, husband , partner, adult, musician, not perfect, but compelling for its understanding ... that s life though so sad to say... --Kim Gordon
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Rock, Alternative
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Track Listings
Side 1:
Pretty Pimpin
I'm An Outlaw
Dust Bunnies
That's Life, Tho (Almost Hate to Say)
Side 2:
Wheelhouse
Life Like This
All in a Daze Work
Side 3:
Lost My Head There
Stand Inside
Bad Omens
Side 4:
Kidding Around
Wild Imagination
