Kurt Vile has announced his next album. (watch my moves), the follow-up to 2018’s Bottle It In and his first release on Verve Records, comes out April 15. Along with the news, he’s shared a new song, ‘Exploding Like Stones’, which comes with a video featuring Sun Ra Arkestra’s James Stewart. Check it out via the accompanying video below, and scroll down for Vile’s upcoming tour dates.
Vile mostly recorded the new LP at his home studio, OKV Central. “When Waylon Jennings became an outlaw country artist, he liked to record at Hillbilly Central, which was Tompall Glaser’s studio,” Vile remarked in a statement. “OKV Central is my version of that in Mount Airy. I’ve come into my own here, and at the same time I’m getting back to my home-recording roots.” The album features contributions from Chastity Belt, Cate Le Bon, Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa, and Sarah Jones on percussion.
Spanning 15 songs, (watch my moves) includes a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Wages of Sin’. “It’s about songwriting. It’s about lyrics. It’s about being the master of all domains in the music,” Vile said of the record. “I’m always thinking about catchy music, even though it’s fried, or sizzled, out. It’s my own version of a classic thing — it’s moving forward and backward at the same time.”
(watch my moves) Cover Artwork:
(watch my moves) Tracklist:
1. Goin on a Plane Today
2. Flyin (like a fast train)
3. Palace of OKV in Reverse
4. Like Exploding Stones
5. Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)
6. Hey Like a Child
7. Jesus on a Wire
8. Fo Sho
9. Cool Water
10. Chazzy Don’t Mind
11. (shiny things)
12. Say the Word
13. Wages of Sin
14. kurt runner
15. Stuffed Leopar
Kurt Vile 2022 Tour Dates:
Apr 26 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa +
Apr 27 – Saxaphaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom +
Apr 28 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel +
Apr 30 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Music Festival
May 1 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium +
May 3 – Oklahoma City, OK – Jones Assembly +
May 4 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall +
May 5 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater +
May 6 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater +
May 7 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater +
May 9 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren +
May 10 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park +
May 12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre at The Ace Hotel +
May 13 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore +
May 14 -San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore +
May 15 – Sonoma, CA – Gundlach Bundschu Winery +
May 17 – Portland OR – Crystal Ballroom +
May 18 – Tacoma, WA – Spanish Ballroom +
May 19 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory +
May 20 – Seattle, WA – The Moore +
May 21 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
May 23 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
May 25 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue *
May 26 -Milwaukee, WI – Turner Ballroom *
May 27 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall *
May 28 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall *
Jun 1 -New York, NY – Webster Hall *
Jun 2 – New York, NY – Webster Hall %
Jun 3 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer *
Jun 4 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer %
Aug 26 – London, England – All Points East Festival
Aug 27 – Bath, England – Forum
Aug 28 – Leeds, England – Stylus
Aug 29 -Glasgow, Scotland – QMU
Aug 30 – Belfast, Ireland – Limelight
Aug 31 – Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
Sep 2 – Birmingham, England – Moseley Folk & Arts Festival
Sep 3 – Manchester, England – Manchester Psych Fest
Sep 4 – Dorset, England – End of the Road Festival
Sep 5 – Antwerp, Belgium – OLT
Sep 12 – Cologne, Germany – Gloria Theater
Sep 13 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
Sep 14 – Nijmegen, Netherlands – Openluchttheater Goffert
Sep 15 – Berlin, Germany – Huxleys
Sep 16 – Copenhagen, Denmark – The Grey Hall
Sep 17 – Malmö, Sweden – Plan B
Sep 19 – Kortrijk, Belgium – Depart
Sep 20 – Paris, France – Le Trianon
+ with Chastity Belt
* with Natural Information Society
% with Sun Ra Arkestra
