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Kurt Vile

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After packing an entire album’s worth of songs, licks, and winsome wisdom into his 2023 EP Back to Moon Beach, indie rock’s exemplary everyman Kurt Vile stuck to the medium’s more traditional format with Classic Love. The project draws heavily on Vile’s friendship and creative partnership with Nashville songwriter Luke Roberts. After meeting via MySpace, they toured together for Kurt’s seminal ’B’lieve I’m Goin Down… album, while Roberts has gone on to release LPs on Thrill Jockey and Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace. Their collaborative work emanates an energy that’s “sad and funny at the same time,” something Vile says is a guiding ethos of his music.With a run of adored albums and EPs starting in the late 2000s, Vile quickly became a critical favorite and commercial stalwart thanks to 2013’s Wakin on a Pretty Daze and 2015’s B’lieve I’m Goin Down… A leading figure in Philadelphia’s robust indie rock scene, Vile has released nine solo LPs since 2019, as well as a cavalcade of EPs, collaborating with Courtney Barnett, John Prine, Hope Sandoval, The Avalanches, and many more.Classic Love is a concise but emblematic entry in the Kurt Vile canon: infectious, yet unvarnished, showcasing his natural ability to craft his own songs and interpolate others that you want to keep listening to.

Genres

: art pop chamber pop indie rock modern folk rock neo-psychedelic noise pop philly indie singer-songwriter

Total plays

643.7 million
Updated on 2025-07-31

Country

United States

Social media links

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Monthly listeners

1,068,485

Followers

536,525

Top Cities

  1. Australia
    Melbourne
    16,750 listeners
  2. United States
    New York City
    19,664 listeners
  3. United States
    Chicago
    20,583 listeners
  4. United States
    Brooklyn
    16,877 listeners
  5. United States
    Denver
    16,956 listeners

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I'm an Outlaw
12,110,959 4:22 2015-09-25
Baby's Arms
Baby's Arms
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Baby's Arms
Baby's Arms
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Rollin With The Flow
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KV Crimes
KV Crimes
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That's Life, tho (almost hate to say)
5,976,886 6:27 2015-09-25
Wild Imagination
Wild Imagination
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Like Exploding Stones
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Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)
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All in a Daze Work
All in a Daze Work
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Never Run Away
Never Run Away
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Fear Is Like A Forest
Fear Is Like A Forest
5,278,616 4:48 2017-10-13
Girl Called Alex
Girl Called Alex
5,069,925 6:19 2013-04-08
Jesus Fever
Jesus Fever
5,000,956 3:46 2011-03-07
Wheelhouse
Wheelhouse
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Was All Talk
Was All Talk
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Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
4,219,905 5:15 2020-10-02
Runner Ups
Runner Ups
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Gold Sky
Gold Sky
4,028,412 4:28 2020-12-11
Check Baby
Check Baby
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Stand Inside
Stand Inside
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Pure Pain
Pure Pain
3,648,533 5:08 2013-04-08
Let It Go
Let It Go
3,502,823 4:33 2017-10-13
On Script
On Script
3,423,560 3:60 2017-10-13
Yeah Bones
Yeah Bones
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Peepin' Tom
Peepin' Tom
3,392,405 4:15 2017-10-13
Come Again
Come Again
3,241,797 5:45 2018-10-12
Shame Chamber
Shame Chamber
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Goldtone
Goldtone
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Palace of OKV in Reverse
Palace of OKV in Reverse
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Hysteria
Hysteria
3,107,618 5:23 2018-10-12
Too Hard
Too Hard
2,949,712 8:04 2013-04-08
Outta The Woodwork
Outta The Woodwork
2,942,646 6:21 2017-10-13
Kidding Around
Kidding Around
2,916,717 4:27 2015-09-25
Air Bud
Air Bud
2,748,174 6:30 2013-04-08
Bad Omens
Bad Omens
2,712,979 2:51 2015-09-25
Snowflakes Are Dancing
Snowflakes Are Dancing
2,593,667 3:22 2013-04-08
Hey Like A Child
Hey Like A Child
2,591,890 5:46 2022-03-04
Blue Cheese
Blue Cheese
2,538,605 4:38 2017-10-13
Losing Momentum (For Jim Jarmusch)
Losing Momentum (For Jim Jarmusch)
2,420,942 2:16 2010-05-24
Flyin (like a fast train)
Flyin (like a fast train)
2,392,846 4:47 2022-04-15
Untogether
Untogether
2,358,441 4:50 2017-10-13
Puppet to the Man
Puppet to the Man
2,288,230 3:52 2011-03-07
On Tour
On Tour
2,279,627 5:26 2011-03-07
Freak Train
Freak Train
2,246,092 7:18 2009-10-05
Box of Rain
Box of Rain
2,239,161 5:31 2016-05-20
He's Alright
He's Alright
2,198,324 4:35 2009-10-05
Freeway
Freeway
2,134,379 2:41 2008-03-04
Feel My Pain
Feel My Pain
2,115,367 6:19 2013-11-18
Peeping Tomboy
Peeping Tomboy
1,966,693 4:24 2011-03-07
My Sympathy
My Sympathy
1,960,706 2:31 2009-03-03
Slow Talkers
Slow Talkers
1,928,472 3:00 2008-03-04
Mutinies
Mutinies
1,848,815 5:53 2018-10-12
Bottle It In
Bottle It In
1,842,787 10:39 2018-10-12
In My Time
In My Time
1,838,222 3:48 2011-03-07
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Society Is My Friend
1,831,710 5:39 2011-03-07
Another good year for the roses
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No Expectations - Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC
No Expectations - Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC
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Smoke Ring for My Halo
Smoke Ring for My Halo
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Loading Zones - Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC
Loading Zones - Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC
1,575,202 2:45 2019-04-17
Must Be Santa - Spotify Singles Holiday
Must Be Santa - Spotify Singles Holiday
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NRA Reprise
NRA Reprise
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Pretty Pimpin - Live from Spotify NYC
Pretty Pimpin - Live from Spotify NYC
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Cold Was The Wind
Cold Was The Wind
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Never Run Away - String Synth
Never Run Away - String Synth
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Wedding Budz
Wedding Budz
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Skinny Mini
Skinny Mini
1,276,190 10:27 2018-10-12
Ghost Town
Ghost Town
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Goin on a Plane Today
Goin on a Plane Today
1,268,044 2:30 2022-04-15
Ocean City
Ocean City
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Dandelions
Dandelions
1,218,898 6:35 2020-10-02
Snowflakes Extended
Snowflakes Extended
1,171,823 5:42 2013-11-18
Beach on the Moon (Recycled Lyrics)
Beach on the Moon (Recycled Lyrics)
1,145,071 4:21 2009-03-03
Cool Water
Cool Water
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Run Run Run - Radio Edit
Run Run Run - Radio Edit
1,111,927 4:04 2021-07-14
Fo Sho
Fo Sho
1,093,497 4:53 2022-04-15
(Reprise Reprise)
(Reprise Reprise)
1,081,855 1:53 2013-11-18
(shell blues)
(shell blues)
1,075,530 1:02 2011-03-07
Jesus on a Wire
Jesus on a Wire
1,058,605 5:16 2022-04-15
It's Easy (Like Walking) [feat. Kurt Vile]
It's Easy (Like Walking) [feat. Kurt Vile]
1,045,819 4:00 2016-12-16
The Ghost of Freddie Roach
The Ghost of Freddie Roach
1,017,557 6:22 2013-11-18
(bottle back)
(bottle back)
1,016,468 1:38 2018-10-12
Sirens of Titan
Sirens of Titan
930,520 3:28 2022-06-24
Say the Word
Say the Word
901,819 5:49 2022-04-15
Cool Water - Single Mix
Cool Water - Single Mix
883,969 4:31 2023-11-17
Laughing Stock
Laughing Stock
841,625 6:33 2011-11-07
Chazzy Don't Mind
Chazzy Don't Mind
801,829 5:33 2022-04-15
Run Run Run
Run Run Run
793,563 6:60 2021-07-14
Pretty Boy (Randy Newman)
Pretty Boy (Randy Newman)
785,152 4:12 2015-12-11
Songs for John in D
Songs for John in D
745,545 3:38 2009-03-03
Downbound Train
Downbound Train
713,766 4:50 2011-11-07
Hunchback
Hunchback
677,553 4:50 2009-10-05
Losing It
Losing It
673,404 1:33 2010-10-19
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
659,094 3:45 2020-10-02
My Best Friends (Don't Even Pass This)
My Best Friends (Don't Even Pass This)
590,611 4:37 2009-03-03
(shiny things)
(shiny things)
574,436 0:58 2022-04-15
Stuffed Leopard
Stuffed Leopard
555,559 6:39 2022-04-15
Wages of Sin
Wages of Sin
547,790 7:35 2022-04-15
Overnite Religion
Overnite Religion
545,590 5:15 2009-10-05
Dead Alive
Dead Alive
539,317 3:47 2009-10-05
Pearls
Pearls
536,352 4:03 2020-10-02
Breathin Out
Breathin Out
526,890 2:58 2008-03-04
Wheelhouse - Live from Spotify NYC
Wheelhouse - Live from Spotify NYC
499,295 7:31 2015-09-24
Touched somethin (caught a virus)
Touched somethin (caught a virus)
493,646 6:31 2023-11-17
Kurt Runner
Kurt Runner
451,445 3:17 2022-04-15
Back to Moon Beach
Back to Moon Beach
450,671 8:16 2023-11-17
Monkey
Monkey
434,555 3:44 2009-10-05
Space Forklift
Space Forklift
427,687 5:36 2008-03-04
Red Apples
Red Apples
425,558 4:18 2009-03-03
Girl Called Alex - Live from Spotify NYC
Girl Called Alex - Live from Spotify NYC
423,351 7:11 2015-09-24
Heart Attack
Heart Attack
414,110 3:09 2009-10-05
Can't Come
Can't Come
401,603 1:33 2009-03-03
Way Back Then (John Prine)
Way Back Then (John Prine)
392,318 3:35 2015-12-11
Passenger side
Passenger side
390,063 3:10 2023-11-17
Tom Petty’s gone (but tell him i asked for him)
Tom Petty’s gone (but tell him i asked for him)
389,152 8:15 2023-11-17
Amplifier
Amplifier
386,470 4:01 2009-10-05
Like a wounded bird trying to fly
Like a wounded bird trying to fly
381,973 5:30 2023-11-17
classic love
classic love
381,821 4:14 2025-06-27
NPR Reject
NPR Reject
380,701 1:32 2015-12-11
Life's a Beach
Life's a Beach
374,272 3:49 2011-11-07
Wild Imagination - Live from Spotify NYC
Wild Imagination - Live from Spotify NYC
359,611 6:05 2015-09-24
Goldtone - Live from Spotify NYC
Goldtone - Live from Spotify NYC
352,543 10:01 2015-09-24
Inside Looking Out
Inside Looking Out
337,084 6:39 2009-10-05
I Know I Got Religion
I Know I Got Religion
325,820 4:38 2010-05-24
The Creature
The Creature
323,326 5:38 2011-11-07
I Wanted Everything
I Wanted Everything
316,382 3:13 2010-05-24
Take My Advice
Take My Advice
315,040 3:16 2008-03-04
Invisibility: Nonexistent
Invisibility: Nonexistent
308,991 7:36 2010-05-24
Don't Get Cute
Don't Get Cute
292,143 3:02 2008-03-04
Overnight KV
Overnight KV
280,719 1:17 2009-03-03
White Riffs
White Riffs
276,723 0:48 2009-03-03
Goodbye, Freaks
Goodbye, Freaks
267,193 2:55 2009-10-05
It's Alright
It's Alright
260,090 5:36 2011-11-07
Prom King
Prom King
259,313 1:47 2009-03-03
Classic Rock In Spring/Freeway In Mind
Classic Rock In Spring/Freeway In Mind
250,256 6:07 2008-03-04
Trumpets In Summer
Trumpets In Summer
248,288 2:26 2008-03-04
Blues come for some
Blues come for some
246,056 5:09 2023-11-17
Sins of My Youth
Sins of My Youth
240,206 3:52 2024-09-06
Best Love
Best Love
237,008 3:22 2008-03-04
The Finder
The Finder
235,412 3:33 2010-05-24
This Time of Night
This Time of Night
233,871 4:03 2023-10-25
Doctor Orgatron
Doctor Orgatron
233,098 1:37 2009-03-03
The Hunchback
The Hunchback
231,316 4:59 2010-10-19
Silver Chain
Silver Chain
225,087 4:60 2016-10-14
Red Apples for Tom Scharpling
Red Apples for Tom Scharpling
221,339 4:21 2015-12-11
Hey, Now I'm Movin
Hey, Now I'm Movin
217,628 3:24 2010-05-24
(so outta reach)
(so outta reach)
214,560 4:33 2011-11-07
Frip Job
Frip Job
211,345 1:09 2009-03-03
Deep Sea
Deep Sea
202,991 5:13 2008-03-04
Hunchy's Back
Hunchy's Back
174,641 1:33 2010-10-19
Black Hands
Black Hands
164,211 1:44 2008-03-04
In My Time
In My Time
161,263 3:29 2010-10-25
American Folded
American Folded
153,827 1:28 2008-03-04
hit of the highlife
hit of the highlife
143,226 6:03 2025-07-25
Damn You
Damn You
142,420 3:04 2010-10-19
Counterfeiter
Counterfeiter
132,091 9:08 2021-11-12
Good Lookin Out
Good Lookin Out
132,028 5:18 2010-10-19
Slick Licks
Slick Licks
120,558 2:31 2010-10-19
Sad Ghost
Sad Ghost
92,661 4:08 2010-10-25
Early Dawnin
Early Dawnin
69,796 5:18 2010-10-25
Stranger Than Kindness
Stranger Than Kindness
67,098 4:11 2020-03-13
King Silly March (feat. Kurt Vile)
King Silly March (feat. Kurt Vile)
53,304 2:23 2024-08-09
classic love (kv version)
classic love (kv version)
52,034 5:47 2025-07-25
slow talkers '22
slow talkers '22
44,139 3:05 2025-07-25
wildflower
wildflower
44,019 3:35 2025-07-25
Denial
Denial
28,698 5:18 2009-12-15
Rotten Smokes
Rotten Smokes
26,142 3:53 2011-03-01
Wounded Bird
Wounded Bird
18,092 5:23 2022-05-20
I Wanted Everything (Live @ Converse Rubber Tracks)
I Wanted Everything (Live @ Converse Rubber Tracks)
11,915 3:26 2012-10-17
Intro In Z
Intro In Z
1,118 0:29 2008-03-04
God Is Saying This to You
God Is Saying This to You
1,037 0:29 2009-03-03
Intro - Live from Spotify NYC
Intro - Live from Spotify NYC
< 1000 0:21 2015-09-24

New releases

Classic Love (ep)
Classic Love (ep)
2025-07-25
[Verve Forecast]
classic love
classic love
2025-06-27
[Verve Forecast]
Sins of My Youth
Sins of My Youth
2024-09-06
[WaterTower Music]
Back to Moon Beach
Back to Moon Beach
2023-11-17
[Verve Forecast]
This Time of Night
This Time of Night
2023-10-25
[Suicide Squeeze Records]
Another good year for the roses
Another good year for the roses
2023-10-20
[Verve Forecast]
Must Be Santa (Spotify Singles Holiday)
Must Be Santa (Spotify Singles Holiday)
2022-11-16
[Verve Forecast]
(watch my moves)
(watch my moves)
2022-04-15
[Verve Forecast]
Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)
Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)
2022-03-24
[Verve Forecast]
Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)
Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)
2022-03-24
[Verve Forecast]
Hey Like A Child
Hey Like A Child
2022-03-04
[Verve Forecast]
Like Exploding Stones
Like Exploding Stones
2022-02-15
[Verve Forecast]
Run Run Run
Run Run Run
2021-07-14
[Verve]
Speed, Sound, Lonely KV (ep)
Speed, Sound, Lonely KV (ep)
2020-10-02
[Matador]
How Lucky
How Lucky
2020-09-24
[Matador]
Baby's Arms
Baby's Arms
2019-09-30
[Matador]
Spotify Singles
Spotify Singles
2019-04-17
[Matador]
Bottle It In
Bottle It In
2018-10-12
[Matador]
One Trick Ponies
One Trick Ponies
2018-10-04
[Matador]
Bassackwards
Bassackwards
2018-09-10
[Matador]
Loading Zones
Loading Zones
2018-08-16
[Matador]
Lotta Sea Lice
Lotta Sea Lice
2017-10-13
[Matador]
Lotta Sea Lice
Lotta Sea Lice
2017-10-13
[Marathon Artists]
Lotta Sea Lice
Lotta Sea Lice
2017-10-13
[Milk! Records]
Continental Breakfast
Continental Breakfast
2017-09-27
[Milk! Records]
Continental Breakfast
Continental Breakfast
2017-09-26
[Matador]
Over Everything
Over Everything
2017-09-01
[Milk! Records]
Over Everything
Over Everything
2017-08-30
[Marathon Artists]
Over Everything
Over Everything
2017-08-30
[Matador]
Parallelogram
Parallelogram
2015-12-11
[Three Lobed Recordings]
b'lieve i'm goin down...
b'lieve i'm goin down...
2015-09-25
[Matador]
Spotify Sessions
Spotify Sessions
2015-09-24
[Matador]
Life Like This
Life Like This
2015-09-10
[Matador]
"it's a big world out there (and i am scared)"
"it's a big world out there (and i am scared)"
2013-11-18
[Matador]
Wakin On A Pretty Daze [Deluxe Daze (Post Haze)]
Wakin On A Pretty Daze [Deluxe Daze (Post Haze)]
2013-11-18
[Matador]
Wakin On A Pretty Daze
Wakin On A Pretty Daze
2013-04-08
[Matador]
So Outta Reach
So Outta Reach
2011-11-07
[Matador]
Smoke Ring For My Halo
Smoke Ring For My Halo
2011-03-07
[Matador]
In My Time
In My Time
2010-10-25
[Matador]
The Hunchback EP
The Hunchback EP
2010-10-19
[Richie Records // TestosterTunes]
Square Shells
Square Shells
2010-05-24
[Matador]
Childish Prodigy
Childish Prodigy
2009-10-05
[Matador]
God Is Saying This to You…
God Is Saying This to You…
2009-03-03
[Mexican Summer]
Constant Hitmaker
Constant Hitmaker
2008-03-04
[Gulcher]