The singer-songwriter on the joys of John Prine, the black comedy of TV’s Vice Principals and psychedelic pulp fictionBorn in Pennsylvania in 1980, Kurt Vile co-founded the War on Drugs with Adam Granduciel in 2005. He played guitar with them until 2008, when he released his debut solo album Constant Hitmaker. He has since released a further six, including 2011’s acclaimed Smoke Ring for My Halo and, last year, Lotta Sea Lice, a collaboration with Courtney Barnett. Vile’s ne...
Guardian Music — The singer-songwriter on the joys of John Prine, the black comedy of TV’s Vice Principals and psychedelic pulp fictionBorn in Pennsylvania in 1980, Kurt Vile co-fo... more info