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Feb 06, 2019 By Christopher Roberts Kurt Vile

Kurt Vile released a new album, Bottle It In, back in October via Matador. It was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2018. Now he has stopped by NPR Music to perform three songs as part of their Tiny Desk Concert series. He performed “Bassackwards,” “Loading Zones,” and “Peeping Tomboy.” For the uninitiated, Tiny Desk Concerts are stripped down sets recorded at the desk of Bob Boilen, the host of NPR’s All Songs Considered. Watch the session below, followed by Vile’s upcoming tour dates.

Bottle It In includes “Loading Zones,” a new song Vile shared in August via an amusing video for it (it was one of our Songs of the Week). When the album was announced Vile shared the near 10-minute long “Bassackwards,” via a lyric video for the song. “Bassackwards” was our #1 Song of the Week. Then he shared another song from the album, “One Trick Ponies,” via a lyric video for the song (it was also one of our Songs of the Week). He also stopped by SiriusXM to cover Tom Petty‘s “Learning to Fly” and perform “Bassackwards.” Plus he stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform “Loading Zones.” He also shared a non-album track, “Timing Is Everything (And I’m Falling Behind),” which was an Amazon Original.

Bottle It In is the follow-up to 2015’s b’lieve i’m goin down…, although last fall Vile teamed up with Courtney Barnett for a collaborative album, Lotta Sea Lice. Bottle It In was recorded over the course of two years in various cities (including Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and Portland), with various producers (including Rob Schnapf, Shawn Everett, and Rob Laakso, a member of his backing band The Violators). The majority of Bottle It In was recorded at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with Peter Katis (Interpol, the National) engineering and producing. The album also features Cass McCombs, Kim Gordon, Mary Lattimore, Lucius, Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa, and Farmer Dave Scher.

Also read our 2017 interview with Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile on Lotta Sea Lice.

Kurt Vile Tour Dates:

2/11 - Harrisburg, PA - Club XL
2/14 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground + - SOLD OUT
2/15 - Montreal, QUE - Mtelus +
2/16 - Toronto, ONT - Danforth Music Hall + - SOLD OUT
2/17 - Toronto, ONT - Danforth Music Hall + - SOLD OUT
2/19 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre +
2/20 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre +
2/21 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue +
2/22 - Louisville, KY - Headliners +
2/23 - Bloomington, IL - Castle Theatre +
2/24 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant +
2/26 - Omaha, NE - The Slowdown +
2/27 - Kansas City, MO - Truman +
2/28 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre + - SOLD OUT
3/1 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot +
3/2 - Phoenix, AZ - M3F Fest
3/3 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues +
3/5 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre +
3/6 - Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf + - SOLD OUT
3/8 - New Braunfels, TX - Gruene Hall + - SOLD OUT
3/9 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall +
3/10 - New Orleans, LA - Civic Theatre +
3/12 - Orlando, FL - The Beacham +
3/13 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live +
3/15 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn + - SOLD OUT
3/16 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium +
3/17 - Richmond, VA - The National +
4/11 - Aukland, NZ - Powerstation
4/13 - Wellington, NZ - Hunter Lounge
4/15 - Sydney, NSW - Enmore &
4/16 - Wollongong, NSW - Unibar &
4/17 - Canberra, NSW - ANU &
4/18 - Byron Bay, NSW - Byron Bay Bluesfest
4/20 - Byron Bay, NSW - Byron Bay Bluesfest
4/21 - Tallarook VIC, AUS - Boogie Festival
4/22 - Melbourne, VIC - The Forum &
4/26 - Bendigo, AUS - Bendigo Autumn Music Festival
4/27 - Adelaide, SA - The Gov &
4/28 - Perth, WA - Rosemount Hotel &
5/26 - London, UK - All Points East
5/27 - Lille, FR - Aeronef
5/28 - Luxembourg, LU - Atelier
5/30 - Nimes, FR - This Is Not A Love Song
5/31 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound
6/2 - Hilvarenbeek, NL - Best Kept Secret
6/3 - Schorndorf, DE - Manufaktur
6/4 - Berlin, DE - Astra
6/6 - Helsinki, FI - Sideways Festival
6/10 - Lund, SE - Mejeriet
6/11 - Gothenburg, SE - Pustervik
6/13 - Oslo, NO - Pipfest
6/14 - Stavanger, NO - Mablis
6/15 - Bergen, NO - Bergen Festival
6/19 - Warsaw, PL - Klub Proxima
6/20 - Prague, CZ - Meetfactory
6/21 - Budapest, HR - Kolorádó Festival
6/24 - Zagreb, HR - Inmusic Festival
6/25 - Milan, IT - Magnolia
6/26 - Lausanne, CH - Les Docks
6/28 - Werchter, BE - Rock Werchter

+ denotes w/ The Sadies
& denotes w/ RVG

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