b'lieve i'm goin down...

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AlbumSep 25 / 201514 songs, 1h 11m 31s
Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk
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8.4 / 10

Kurt Vile's albums draw you in with the vibe, but you return to them for their human qualities, the way they offer a manner of seeing the world. His tossed-off musings on b’lieve i’m goin down remind you that every sage worth a damn knew that life was absurdly funny and tragic simultaneously.

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Kurt Vile’s been carving out his own singular niche since his nascent days recording for Gulcher and Mexican Summer, releasing limited edition LPs such as Constant Hitmaker and God Is Saying To You, while still moonlighting with The War On Drugs when the former LP was released. His artistic breakthrough, along with…

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The American guitarist's new album is too often cluttered feeling, gray and monotonous, making it an unfortunate step back from a very talented artist.

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On b'lieve i'm goin down..., Philadelphian songwriter Kurt Vile set out to return to his earlier, bedroom (or at least…

Check out our album review of Artist's B'lieve I'm Goin Down . . . on Rolling Stone.com.

His most open, captivating work to date.

If you’ve ever listened to a Kurt Vile record before then chances are you have some idea of what to expect from his latest creation, the sprawling, slow-crawling, b’lieve I’m going down.

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On b'lieve I'm goin down… Kurt Vile takes his time, and he takes it easy. Even upbeat opener "Pretty Pimpin" feels like a laidback roa...

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Smoke Ring for My Halo remains a lasting statement of purpose and Wakin on a Pretty Daze was a massively generous comfort blanket of an album, but with b'lieve i'm goin down..., Kurt Vile finally has gotten down to the essence of what he's been searching

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Stoner, slacker, loafer: just some of the words used ceaselessly by lazy journalists to describe the style of Kurt Vile's hazy song-craft. If the idle

B’lieve I’m Goin Down steadily develops into an album that’s as multifaceted and profound as its mysterious creator.

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‘B’lieve I’m Goin’ Down’ feels very much like another Kurt Vile album, but close listening will reveal some serious blues.

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Review of 'b'lieve i'm goin down' by Kurt Vile. The singer/songwriter's forthcoming full-length comes out on September 25th via Matador Records.

Kurt Vile’s sixth album kicks off with one of his best songs yet, and contains plenty of pleasures that really cut deep

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Album Reviews: Kurt Vile - b'lieve I'm goin down...

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