TRACK OF THE WEEK
Written by Nathan Douthwaite
For this week I have chosen Kurt Vile. The long haired, guitar baring, rambler that has released endless amounts of music and doesn’t seem to care about how it does commercially.
I have chosen his song “Pretty Pimpin’” off of the album “Be’lieve I’m Going Down” Vile’s sixth studio album released last year.
The track is emotional, sometimes upbeat and guitar driven throughout. He’s a solo artist who can give you the full effect of music like any good band.
The track hears Vile sing about not recognising the man in the mirror, yet “continuing to brush some stranger’s teeth.”
It’s a song about losing yourself and not knowing who you are anymore.
It’s a deep track and explores Vile’s darker side. Although a lot of his music has great meaning, his latest album stepped away from the often jolly guitar music to a richer and more emotion side.
As an artist he has been around since the 90’s, but I feel he hasn’t really had any kind of limelight. This track shows just how good he is and it’s also very sonically pleasing.
Kurt Vile will show you a new way to enjoy music.
Listen to it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=659pppwniXA
