The track’s opener “Loading Zones” pulls you right in. His jangly acoustic jams are reminiscent of the likes of REM and Pavement, only it sounds brighter and fresher than ever before. “Hysteria” follows in a similar vein and “Yeah Bones” is made up of an almost irritatingly catchy riff which shows of his admirable guitar work.

“One Trick Ponies” is a lovely song about friendship and the value of staying close to the people from your past. “Loved them all right down to my soul / Looked well into the depth of a hole / Pondered perpetual motion in the echo / Just like the song if the repeats were long,” he sings, repeating the riff and lyrics just as his words suggest.

After the subsequent track comes “Check Baby” which is grungier and less carefree. The dirty bass and Vile’s random yelps and growler, more rock n’ roll vocals suit the lyrics which are edgy and deliberately confused. The heavier guitar and psychedelic riffs are a curveball after the previous tracks but ‘Check Baby’ is a treat.

“Bottle It In is a ten-minute track which meanders and drifts artfully. It’s lighter and floaty with harp sounds and soft acoustic drumming. It loses its focus a little midway but it’s a nice song to relax and space out to. The lyrics are sombre and beautiful. He sings: “Don’t tell them / That you love them / For your own sake / Naw, you better bottle it in.” When you concentrate on the lyrics, the music transforms into something sadder and subtly powerful.

“Come Again” is another fun track which conjures images of the Wild West. “Cold Was The Wind’ shifts tone entirely, demonstrating that Kurt Vile is capable of conjuring an eclectic range of moods. On the other hand, the album’s ten-minute finale “Skinny Mini” introduces a collection of guitar effects which cut off Vile’s vocals.

Overall, Bottle It In is an impressive album which is well worth coming back to. It shifts through a whole spectrum of emotions which are all tied together by Kurt Vile’s unique voice, which always sounds like it’s sung through a half-half smile.

Fans of Kurt Vile will have nothing bad to say about the album and for people listening for the first time, Bottle It In is as good a place to start as any.

4/5

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The tour will kick off in North America this fall and will see a series of new European tour dates before wrapping up in Chicago just before Christmas.

Take a look at the full list of tour dates below:

July 10 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre
July 11 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
July 12 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
July 13 – Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Music & Arts Festival
July 14 – Chattanooga, TN @ Signal
July 15 – Knoxville, TN @ Mill & Mine
July 17 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground

October 12 – Hamburg, Denmark @ Grünspan
October 13 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Pustervik
October 14 – Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller
October 15 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Bern
October 16 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
October 18 – Berlin, Germany @ Huxleys
October 19 – Munich, Germany @ Technikum
October 20 – Zurich, Switzerland @ X-Tra
October 21 – Lyon, France @ Epicerie Moderne
October 22 – Barcelona, Spain @ Apolo
October 23 – Madrid, Spain @ Teatro Barceló
October 25 – Lisbon, Spain @ Lisboa Ao Vivo
October 26 – Porto, Portugal @ Hard Club
October 27 – Bilbao, Spain @ BIME Festival
October 28 – Bordeaux, France @ Theatre Barbey
October 29 – Paris, France @ La Cigale
October 30 – Brussels, Belgium – Autumn Falls @ AB

November 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
November 2 – Köln, Germany @ Kantine
November 5 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
November 6 – London, UK @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire
November 7 – London, UK @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire
November 8 – Bristol, UK @ St Philips Gate
November 9 – Birmingham, UK @ The Crossing
November 10 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
November 11 – Leeds, UK @ 02 Academy
November 13 – Glasgow, UK @ 02 ABC
November 14 – Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street
November 15 – Belfast, UK @ The Limelight
November 24 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
November 28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
November 30 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

December 3 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
December 5 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Jones Assembly
December 6 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater
December 7 – Dallas, TX @ Canton Hall
December 9 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
December 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
December 12 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
December 14 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
December 15 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
December 16 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
December 19 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
December 20 – Madison, WI @ Sylvee
December 21 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
December 22 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre

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The track’s opener “Loading Zones” pulls you right in. His jangly acoustic jams are reminiscent of the likes of REM and Pavement, only it sounds brighter and fresher than ever before. “Hysteria” follows in a similar vein and “Yeah Bones” is made up of an almost irritatingly catchy riff which shows of his admirable guitar work.

“One Trick Ponies” is a lovely song about friendship and the value of staying close to the people from your past. “Loved them all right down to my soul / Looked well into the depth of a hole / Pondered perpetual motion in the echo / Just like the song if the repeats were long,” he sings, repeating the riff and lyrics just as his words suggest.

After the subsequent track comes “Check Baby” which is grungier and less carefree. The dirty bass and Vile’s random yelps and growler, more rock n’ roll vocals suit the lyrics which are edgy and deliberately confused. The heavier guitar and psychedelic riffs are a curveball after the previous tracks but ‘Check Baby’ is a treat.

“Bottle It In is a ten-minute track which meanders and drifts artfully. It’s lighter and floaty with harp sounds and soft acoustic drumming. It loses its focus a little midway but it’s a nice song to relax and space out to. The lyrics are sombre and beautiful. He sings: “Don’t tell them / That you love them / For your own sake / Naw, you better bottle it in.” When you concentrate on the lyrics, the music transforms into something sadder and subtly powerful.

“Come Again” is another fun track which conjures images of the Wild West. “Cold Was The Wind’ shifts tone entirely, demonstrating that Kurt Vile is capable of conjuring an eclectic range of moods. On the other hand, the album’s ten-minute finale “Skinny Mini” introduces a collection of guitar effects which cut off Vile’s vocals.

Overall, Bottle It In is an impressive album which is well worth coming back to. It shifts through a whole spectrum of emotions which are all tied together by Kurt Vile’s unique voice, which always sounds like it’s sung through a half-half smile.

Fans of Kurt Vile will have nothing bad to say about the album and for people listening for the first time, Bottle It In is as good a place to start as any.

4/5

The post Kurt Vile “Bottle It In”: Fun and Hypnotic appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The tour will kick off in North America this fall and will see a series of new European tour dates before wrapping up in Chicago just before Christmas.

Take a look at the full list of tour dates below:

July 10 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre
July 11 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
July 12 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
July 13 – Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Music & Arts Festival
July 14 – Chattanooga, TN @ Signal
July 15 – Knoxville, TN @ Mill & Mine
July 17 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground

October 12 – Hamburg, Denmark @ Grünspan
October 13 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Pustervik
October 14 – Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller
October 15 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Bern
October 16 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
October 18 – Berlin, Germany @ Huxleys
October 19 – Munich, Germany @ Technikum
October 20 – Zurich, Switzerland @ X-Tra
October 21 – Lyon, France @ Epicerie Moderne
October 22 – Barcelona, Spain @ Apolo
October 23 – Madrid, Spain @ Teatro Barceló
October 25 – Lisbon, Spain @ Lisboa Ao Vivo
October 26 – Porto, Portugal @ Hard Club
October 27 – Bilbao, Spain @ BIME Festival
October 28 – Bordeaux, France @ Theatre Barbey
October 29 – Paris, France @ La Cigale
October 30 – Brussels, Belgium – Autumn Falls @ AB

November 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
November 2 – Köln, Germany @ Kantine
November 5 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
November 6 – London, UK @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire
November 7 – London, UK @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire
November 8 – Bristol, UK @ St Philips Gate
November 9 – Birmingham, UK @ The Crossing
November 10 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
November 11 – Leeds, UK @ 02 Academy
November 13 – Glasgow, UK @ 02 ABC
November 14 – Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street
November 15 – Belfast, UK @ The Limelight
November 24 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
November 28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
November 30 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

December 3 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
December 5 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Jones Assembly
December 6 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater
December 7 – Dallas, TX @ Canton Hall
December 9 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
December 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
December 12 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
December 14 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
December 15 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
December 16 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
December 19 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
December 20 – Madison, WI @ Sylvee
December 21 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
December 22 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre

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