Kurt Vile has a lot of hometown pride, and he’s making that clear on Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me, his first new album in four years. The record drops May 29 via Verve, and today he’s sharing its lead single, “Chance to Bleed,” along with a music video as well as news of a massive headlining tour.
“Chance to Bleed” features Slint’s Ethan Buckler, Optic Sink’s Natalie Hoffman, and the Oblivians’ Greg Cartwright on guest vocals. Speaking about the track, Vile says it was “recorded with my band of bros the Violators in Athens, GA, and then on down the road to Memphis, TN where we got town legend Greg Cartwright to rip with us (KV lead gtr on the left and Greg lead on the right!) I finished this jam out in L.A. with Rob Schnapf at the mixing board and by then it was flyin, baby. The video is a hoot: I invited my Memphis friends back out for that and there’re a ton of other legendary guests so keep your eyes peeled. (Yo, Schoolly D!) Love, KV.”
The follow-up to 2022’s (Watch My Moves) will also get the spotlight treatment with a truly enormous tour that lasts from the summer through the beginning of winter. Starting July 16 in Toronto, Vile will make his way across Canada and the United States before flying to Europe, then returning to his home country for over a dozen additional shows. The route features opening sets by Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band, Twisted Teens, Being Dead, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Optic Sink, the Sadies, and Alex Amen. You can read the full itinerary below.
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Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me:
01 Zoom 97
02 99 BPM
03 Rock ’o Stone
04 You Don’t Know Cuz It’s My Life
05 Chance to Bleed
06 Philly’s Been Good to Me
07 99th Song
08 Red Room Dub
09 Every Time I Look at You
10 Piano for Sarah
11 Avalanches of Snow
Kurt Vile:
06-16 Toronto, Ontario – History &
06-17 Montreal, Quebec – Beanfield Theatre &
06-19 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground &
06-20 Greenfield, MA – Green River Festival
06-21 Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony (North to Shore Fest) &
06-22 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre &
06-23 Cleveland, OH – The Roxy &
06-25 Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall &
06-26 Chicago, IL – Salt Shed &
06-27 Eau Claire, WI – Blue Ox Music Festival
06-28 St Paul, MN – Palace Theatre %
07-01 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom @
07-02 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall %
07-03 Seattle, WA – 5th Avenue Theatre %
07-05 South Lake Tahoe, CA – The Hangar %
07-07 San Francisco, CA – The Castro Theater %
07-08 Los Angeles, CA – The Novo %
07-09 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park %
07-10 Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren %
07-11 Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Co. %
07-13 Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theatre !
07-14 Houston, TX – Heights Theater !
07-15 Dallas, TX – Longhorn Ballroom !
07-17 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern !
07-18 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium !
07-19 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel !
07-20 Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom !
07-22 Washington, DC – Howard Theatre !
07-23 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount !
07-24 Boston, MA – Royale !
07-25 Philadelphia, PA – The Dell Music Center >$
08-13 Paredes de Coura, Portugal – Paredes de Coura Festival
08-15 Saint-Malo, France – La Route du Rock
08-17 Hamburg, DE – Mojo
08-18 Copenhagen, DK – Vega
08-21 Trondheim, NO – Pstereo
08-23 Hasselt, BE – Pukkelpop
08-24 Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
08-25 Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje
08-27 La Tour-de-Peilz, CH – Nox Orae
08-28 Paris, FR – Rock en Seine
08-29 Luxembourg, LU – Den Atelier
08-30 Köln, DE – Gloria
09-01 Munich, DE – Muffathalle
09-02 Prague, CZ – Archa+
09-03 Berlin, DE – Huxleys Neue Welt
09-04 Maastricht, NL – Zero for Three
09-06 Dorset, UK – End of the Road
09-07 Bristol, UK – The Crane %
09-08 Brighton, UK – Chalk %
09-09 London, UK – Troxy %
09-11 Manchester, UK – The Ritz %
09-12 Birmingham, UK – XOYO %
09-13 Glasgow, UK – SWG3 TV Studio %
09-14 Dublin, IE – Vicar Street %
09-15 Leeds, UK – Project %
11-04 Buffalo, NY – Asbury Hall $
11-05 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall $
11-06 Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall $
11-07 St. Louis, MO – The Sovereign $
11-08 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall $
11-10 Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s $
11-11 Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall $
11-12 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room $
11-13 Fort Collins, CO – Washington’s $
11-14 Denver, CO – Summit $
11-16 Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge $
11-17 Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall $ #
11-18 New Orleans, LA – Joy Theatre $
11-20 Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club $
11-21 Charleston, SC – The Music Farm $
11-22 Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre $
11-23 Richmond, VA – The National
11-24 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar $
