Kurt Vile, a psychedelic rock musician from Philadelphia, PA, has three albums, a new EP titled Square Shells and another album for hopeful release this winter. He’s been signed to Matador Records for over a year now, and is still really excited about it. For all of his released work, he’s taken it with the view that they are just compilations of songs, but for the upcoming album, he’s decided to make it unified and also put the low-fi name he’s been given to rest. AUX had a moment to speak with Vile before his show in Toronto last week.
Is Square Shells EP close to your old album or closer to what’s going to be on the new album?
I’d say it’s closer to a lot of my albums in the past; a collection of some home recordings and some studio recordings. I put the songs together, see what they need, maybe add some more here, maybe songs from back in the day. One of the songs is actually from a radio show, Hey Now I’m Moving, and we added tracks to it on Adam’s reel to reel. No different than Constant Hitmaker or God is Saying This to You. It’s just a compilation. Psychedelic, kind of mellow.
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