“Hunchback” is the opening track to Kurt Vile’s Matador-debut LP Childish Prodigy. Where the previous freely downloadable MP3 “Overnight Religion” caught the Philly singer-songwriter in a loping psychedelic folk mode, “Hunchback” sets a more rocking tone for the rest of the LP. That tone: loose and howling, whiskey-soaked proto-grunge in line with his Neil Young obsession. (Nice lyrical reprise of “To get up on top these days you gotta be a low life trick / Slither up just like a snake upon the spiral staircase” from God Is Saying This To You… standout “Beach On The Moon” on the way out, too.) For you:
Childish Prodigy is out 10/6 via Matador. Those who preorder get a free “He’s All Right” 7″.
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mann, one word, MEGA. what a great improvement of the version from the ep earlier this year, and even that was good too. this just blows it out of the water and even interestingly ties in some lyrics from “beach on the moon”. this lp’s gonna kick so much ass
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