Mistletone

Philadelphias Kurt Vile can bring to mind anyone from Suicide to Leo Kottke to My Bloody Valentine, Nick Drake and Eastern ragas. Mistletone is proud to be bringing Kurt Vile and his band, The Violators to Australia for the very first time for the 21st Meredith Music Festival, plus national headline dates below.

Kurt Vile might belong to a long lineage of classic American songwriters, but hes the only one whos alive and in his prime today. He has been on a slow burn accent since 2008, steadily rising from the American underground through relentless touring and the release of four smashing albums.

The culmination of this groundwork was this years epic Smoke Ring For My Halo (out on Matador and locally on Remote Control) which perfectly showcases the amazing range of Kurts music. Its tender and evocative, elusive but companionable, tough in the gut and the arm, swollen in the chest and giddy in the head. Its a record that is perfect for any given day in whatever season, to satisfy all moods in every possible scenario, first thing in the morning or last thing at night, today, tomorrow or five years from now.

Kurt Vile is touring with his crack ensemble The Violators, who add the perfect modicum of live grunt to Kurts songs and make them roar.