New band of the day – No 961: Kurt Vile

This genre-busting artist is like Tom Petty filtered through the warped imagination of Genesis P-OrridgeHometown: Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.The lineup: Kurt Vile (vocals, guitar).The background: Nice to end the week on a high. There are good New Bands of the Day, and there are bad. This week has seen both. Today's fella is the former, even if "new" is a relative term. We hope we're not patronising you by presenting Kurt Vile as new when, as anyone who has been near the internet over the past few y...

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