Kurt Vile
melophobe saw Kurt Vile once, in July 2011, at Aladdin Theater, Portland.
- 1 concert review with 9 photos of the band
- 1 fifty-word review of childish prodigy
- 2 news posts
- 1 song battle
The show
July 23, 2011
Thurston Moore, Kurt Vile and Hush Arbors
Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR
Words by melophobe, photos by Lymay Iwasaki
18 photos
Photo feature
Fifty-word review
Borrow It
Being that vocal effects are used across the board, the only surprise here is that Kurt Vile traded in the autotune for the classic 1950's effect known as slap delay. Either way, his voice is drenched in the stuff, slapping off of metal walls as if trapped in a u-haul.
In the news
Kurt Vile's "Hunchback"
September 8, 2009, by Colin McLaughlin
Download & Watch Kurt Vile's "Baby's Arms"
July 6, 2011, by Danielle Fowler