never too early to anticipate a new Kurt Vile record - Wakin On A Pretty Daze? (2013)

Is it wrong of me to suggest that this record sounds a LOT like Frank Black and the Catholics as a jam band? (I personally don't think that's a bad thing, by the way.)

this sounds very nice

I love when albums release in accordance with the beginning of an appropriate season.

Excited to jam this at home, something tells me I didn't get the full effect on my work laptop speakers.

"Is it wrong of me to suggest that this record sounds a LOT like Frank Black and the Catholics as a jam band?"

yes.

it is also a much more optimistic record than SRFMH, a disadvantage in a way.

what a great sounding record so far, even on shitty stream quality

"But the guitar playing is better and the ideas are new."
― nostormo, Sunday, December 23, 2012 2:24 PM

nope. 'too hard' and 'goldtone' are nice tho

it's not me, it's Kurt! though there is at least one new idea, which is a much more detailed and accessible sound.

record is great, but there's nothing as immediately strong as Society Is a Friend or as depressing as Runners Up. of course, it needs more listens.

this sounds great already, can't wait to buy it

"wakin on a pretty day" was just in 'pretty nice' territory for me (other than the guitar stuff toward the end of the track) so i am pleased to find a lot more on the album that i think is more interesting

pure pain is an early highlight for me

I have absolutely no desire to listen to this dude's stuff

square shells ep is the best tho

cool story bro

some people like square shells but no matter how many times i return to it, i think it's the one release of his that i DON'T like! it sounds really bland and rounded off

pure pain is an early highlight for me

― diamonddave85, 16:45 יום רביעי 3 אפריל 2013 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Funny you say that cause by elimination,the only tracks I don't get(yet?)
Are Shame Chamber and Pure Pain. The others are all great, maybe
Girl Called Alex is somewhat the highlight of the all highlights .

shame chamber was the one that jumped out at me. rest of the record kind of washed over me without making an impact.

it's a grower. the melodies are kinda buried under the production. but they are there.

this album is good, but so far it lacks the distinct feeling halo had. that one was like a defining statement of burned out alienation, this one is just a collection of good tunes... so could be worse.

just

compared to smoke ring for my halo, yeah. i've never heard the feelings he captured on that album expressed so well.

well, i agree that he is at his best with the sad songs. i'd say Halo might had stronger songs, but more fillers as well.
(though there is a Halo sort of tune here as well: Girl Called Alex).The new one is much more consistent ( a problem he had with all of his records till now).

i have a problem with the half baked production Halo had on some of the songs as well.
as i said, it's more accessible, but what the hell.

favorite long songs since bish bosch

nice shout out to moon duo on "kv crimes"

springsteen and codeine too

square shells ep is the best tho

― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, April 3, 2013 8:51 AM

cosign on this

Can you quote,reggie?

My most anticipated album of the year so far. I plan on having this on repeat tonight.

most wtf/lol review ever:

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-kurt-vile-wakin-on-a-pretty-daze-matador-8562939.html

"makin music is easy, just watch me"

kurt vile braggin 2013

"nice shout out to moon duo on "kv crimes"

― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 5 April 2013 13:39 (3 days ago) Permalink

springsteen and codeine too

― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 5 April 2013 22:11 (3 days ago) Permalink"

also: snowflakes are danicng - an electronic record by Tomica

Square Shells is so good. I rate Halo higher but Ocean City is a great track.

liking this record a lot. along with the two early release tracks (Pretty Day and Never Run Away) I'm most into Too Hard and Girl Called Alex. (which is my daughter's name so I was glad nothing bad happened to Alex in the song)

I promise not to smoke too much, I promise not to party ... too hard.

Some of the tracks seemed a bit bland on first listen honestly- it is a grower, right? Don't think I've had a close enough listen either. I had been excited about it especially due to that first track.

it is a grower if there ever was one, though i have to say i liked the record from the start. now i like it even more.

about Alex= she will be married happily to Marc, so you're safe, dmr.

i think Alex, and Was All Talk are the best songs here, though really, it's all kinda great.

definitely a grower.. after the first couple of listens i was kinda bummed that i didn't like the record that much and then after a few more listens i started noticing more and more bits and pieces of songs that i REALLY liked until i basically decided that i loved the album

otm.
and also, after you decipher the lyrics, you realize it is ,after all, a very personal and emotional record, as much as Halo was.
nice pfrk review, too.

What 80s hit does "Was all talk" keep reminding me of?

walkin on a pretty daze, more like sleeping to some boring songs

sick burn from ienjoyhotdogs

at least there will always be hot dogs.

ienjoyhotdogs previous reconstituted pig anus to great music

prefers, dammit

i'm still a bit hopped up from the glenda jackson speech

nice long leadoff song dere

I've heard so much good about this record, particularly all the drumwork from Stella Mozgawa. The only song I've heard is the title track though. It hasn't really caught my ear, even though I've put it on three or four times.

I know some of these songs were supposed to be long but the version I have has some even longer versions of these songs. Has anyone else heard this and can compare the two?

Wakin On A Pretty Day 15:53
KV Crimes 6:35
Was All Talk 12:51
Girl Called Alex 10:34
Never Run Away 5:43
Pure Pain 8:36
Too Hard 13:28
Shame Chamber 7:59
Snowflakes Are Dancing 5:39
Air Bud 10:51
Goldtone 17:24

whoa, what?
What version do you have? does his voice and guitar seem really slowed down and lower than isaac hayes?

only listened to this once while making dinner last night, but it sounded great...were my ears deceiving me or was one tune a heavy "boys of summer" homage?

i'm guessing you have the glitchy 192kbps promo leak from matador which some have speculated is a 320 rip that somehow reports that it is 192. mp3 players base their length estimate on filesize so that would probably account for the longer reported track lengths

bummer..