{"id":159638,"date":"2026-04-07T17:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/159638\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:53:06","slug":"kurt-vile-announces-new-album-philadelphias-been-good-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/159638\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Vile announces new album Philadelphia&#8217;s been good to me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kurt Vile will release his new album, Philadelphia\u2019s been good to me, on May 29th via Verve Records. Ahead of the LP\u2019s arrival, KV is sharing the lead single\/video, \u201cChance to Bleed,\u201d as well as new 2026 live dates. \u201cThis is my \u2018bringing it all back home to Philly\u2019 record,\u201d Vile says. \u201cI\u2019m treating it like my last record. I put everything into it. It\u2019s my best vocal record. It\u2019s my best electric guitar record. It\u2019s my most organic record, made in the comfort of my own zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChance to Bleed,\u201d features guest vocals from Natalie Hoffman (NOTS, Optic Sink), Ethan Buckler (King Kong, Slint), and Greg Cartwright (Reigning Sound, The Oblivians), who also contributes co-lead guitar. It\u2019s an ode to \u201cold-time, lo-fi, DIY rock \u2018n\u2019 roll nights.\u201d It\u2019s a catchy-as-hell barnburner he calls \u201chillbilly techno,\u201d and appropriately, its music video was filmed at Fishtown institution Kung Fu Necktie, packed out with friends and collaborators, including Hoffman, Buckler, and Cartwright. It even boasts cameos from comedian Jim E Brown and a fellow hometown hero: the one and only Schoolly D, popping up in his signature fur coat.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the track and video, Vile says: \u201c\u2018Chance to bleed\u2019 is some new kinda higher energy rager. Recorded with my band of bros the Violators in Athens, GA\u2026 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\u2019re a ton of other legendary guests so keep your eyes peeled. (Yo, Schoolly D!) Love, KV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though it\u2019s a snapshot of his life at a particular moment in time, Philadelphia\u2019s been good to me embodies Vile\u2019s understanding of music as a conversation between people across time. The photo on the album\u2019s cover, an image of a ramshackle bar sign taken by the legendary photographer William Eggleston, actually depicts a scene in Memphis. Yet the never-before-seen original photo, which Eggleston\u2019s son Winston sent to Vile a few years ago, is as much a part of his history in the city as his old gig driving a forklift at the Philadelphia Brewing Company or his old haunts in Northern Liberties. The sentiment it communicates, much like Vile\u2019s music, transcends space and time.<\/p>\n<p>Vile created the album from late 2023 to early 2026, in what he describes as \u201can inspired state of flux,\u201d capturing the odd melody to a Zoom recorder or loop machine between stints on the road. Though Vile\u2019s travels led him to sessions in Memphis, Los Angeles, and Athens, he laid down the majority of the album in a basement studio in his Mt. Airy home, surrounded by humming analogue organs, old tape consoles, records, and books about heroes\u2014some of whom he now counts as collaborators. Built out with Violators bassist Adam Langellotti at the start of the pandemic, the space, dubbed \u201cOKV Central\u201d or \u201cOvernight KV,\u201d has become Vile\u2019s sanctuary, a place he can retreat to after a show in the city and receive a visit from the late-night muse.<\/p>\n<p>Largely self-produced, with assists from Langellotti, keys wiz Matthew Jugenheimer, drummer Kyle Spence, guitarist Jesse Trbovrich, and longtime Violators boardsman <a href=\"https:\/\/northerntransmissions.com\/mitch-rowland-releases-new-single-standard-size-knife\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Schnapf<\/a>, the record sees Vile returning to his home-recording roots while also coming into his own as a producer, using time-tested and world-worn tools to fill the album with more warmth than you can fit into the back of a touring band\u2019s van. \u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for that kinda natural element to show up again in my recordings, like the old home recording days,\u201d he says. \u201cI think I finally caught that again, but in a higher fidelity; it\u2019s never overly polished, but it\u2019s still pretty damn shimmery.\u201d He\u2019s especially proud of the sparkly lead guitar melodies he pulls from an old, hollow-body Gretsch Tennessean once owned by longtime friend and \u201cone of my true heroes,\u201d Travis Good of the Sadies.<\/p>\n<p>Kurt Vile<br \/>Philadelphia\u2019s been good to me <br \/>Tracklist<\/p>\n<p>1. Zoom 97<br \/>2. 99 BPM<br \/>3. Rock \u2018o Stone<br \/>4. You don\u2019t know cuz it\u2019s my life<br \/>5. Chance to Bleed<br \/>6. Philly\u2019s been good to me<br \/>7. 99th song<br \/>8. Red Room Dub<br \/>9. Every time I look at you<br \/>10. Piano for Sarah<br \/>11. Avalanches of Snow<\/p>\n<p>Kurt Vile 2026 Tour Dates<\/p>\n<p>Tue. June 16 \u2013 Toronto, ON @ History *<br \/>Wed. June 17 \u2013 Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre *<br \/>Fri. June 19 \u2013 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *<br \/>Sat. June 20 \u2013 Greenfield, MA @ Green River Festival<br \/>Sun. June 21 \u2013 Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony (North to Shore Fest) *<br \/>Mon. June 22 \u2013 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre *<br \/>Tue. June 23 \u2013 Cleveland, OH @ The Roxy *<br \/>Thu. June 25 \u2013 Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew\u2019s Hall *<br \/>Fri. June 26 \u2013 Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed *<br \/>Sat. June 27 \u2013 Eau Claire, WI @ Blue Ox Music Festival<br \/>Sun. June 28 \u2013 St Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre %<br \/>Wed. July 1 \u2013 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom @<br \/>Thu. July 2 \u2013 Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall %<br \/>Fri. July 3 \u2013 Seattle, WA @ 5th Avenue Theatre %<br \/>Sun. July 5 \u2013 South Lake Tahoe, CA @ The Hangar %<br \/>Tue. July 7 \u2013 San Francisco, CA @ The Castro Theater %<br \/>Wed. July 8 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo %<br \/>Thu. July 9 \u2013 San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park %<br \/>Fri. July 10 \u2013 Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren %<br \/>Sat. July 11 \u2013 Santa Fe, NM @ The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Co. %<br \/>Mon. July 13 \u2013 Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theatre !<br \/>Tue. July 14 \u2013 Houston, TX @ Heights Theater !<br \/>Wed. July 15 \u2013 Dallas, TX @ Longhorn Ballroom !<br \/>Fri. July 17 \u2013 Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern !<br \/>Sat. July 18 \u2013 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium !<br \/>Sun. July 19 \u2013 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel !<br \/>Mon. July 20 \u2013 Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom !<br \/>Wed. July 22 \u2013 Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre !<br \/>Thu. July 23 \u2013 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount !<br \/>Fri. July 24 \u2013 Boston, MA @ Royale !<br \/>Sat. July 25 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA @ The Dell Music Center &gt;$<br \/>Thu. Aug. 13 \u2013 Paredes de Coura, PT @ Paredes de Coura Festival<br \/>Sat. Aug. 15 \u2013 Saint-Malo, FR @ La Route du Rock<br \/>Mon. Aug. 17 \u2013 Hamburg, DE @ Mojo<br \/>Tue. Aug. 18 \u2013 Copenhagen, DK @ Vega<br \/>Fri. Aug. 21 \u2013 Trondheim, NO @ Pstereo<br \/>Sun. Aug. 23 \u2013 Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop<br \/>Mon. Aug. 24 \u2013 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso<br \/>Tue. Aug. 25 \u2013 Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje<br \/>Thu. Aug. 27 \u2013 La Tour-de-Peilz, CH @ Nox Orae<br \/>Fri. Aug. 28 \u2013 Paris, FR @ Rock en Seine<br \/>Sat. Aug. 29 \u2013 Luxembourg, LU @ Den Atelier<br \/>Sun. Aug. 30 \u2013 K\u00f6ln, DE @ Gloria<br \/>Tue. Sept. 1 \u2013 Munich, DE @ Muffathalle<br \/>Wed. Sept. 2 \u2013 Prague, CZ @ Archa+<br \/>Thu. Sept. 3 \u2013 Berlin, DE @ Huxleys Neue Welt<br \/>Fri. Sept. 4 \u2013 Maastricht, NL @ Zero for Three<br \/>Sun. Sept. 6 \u2013 Dorset, UK @ End of the Road<br \/>Mon. Sept. 7 \u2013 Bristol, UK @ The Crane %<br \/>Tue. Sept. 8 \u2013 Brighton, UK @ Chalk %<br \/>Wed. Sept. 9 \u2013 London, UK @ Troxy %<br \/>Fri. Sept. 11 \u2013 Manchester, UK @ The Ritz %<br \/>Sat. Sept. 12 \u2013 Birmingham, UK @ XOYO %<br \/>Sun. Sept. 13 \u2013 Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 TV Studio %<br \/>Mon. Sept. 14 \u2013 Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street %<br \/>Tue. Sept. 15 \u2013 Leeds, UK @ Project %<br \/>Wed. Nov. 4 \u2013 Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall $<br \/>Thu. Nov. 5 \u2013 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall $<br \/>Fri. Nov. 6 \u2013 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall $<br \/>Sat. Nov. 7 \u2013 St. Louis, MO @ The Sovereign $<br \/>Sun. Nov. 8 \u2013 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall $<br \/>Tue. Nov. 10 \u2013 Des Moines, IA @ Wooly\u2019s $<br \/>Wed. Nov. 11 \u2013 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall $<br \/>Thu. Nov. 12 \u2013 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room $<br \/>Fri. Nov. 13 \u2013 Fort Collins, CO @ Washington\u2019s $<br \/>Sat. Nov. 14 \u2013 Denver, CO @ Summit $<br \/>Mon. Nov. 16 \u2013 Fayetteville, AR @ George\u2019s Majestic Lounge $<br \/>Tue. Nov. 17 \u2013 Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall $ #<br \/>Wed. Nov. 18 \u2013 New Orleans, LA @ Joy Theatre $<br \/>Fri. Nov. 20 \u2013 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club $<br \/>Sat. Nov. 21 \u2013 Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm $<br \/>Sun. Nov. 22 \u2013 Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre $<br \/>Mon. Nov. 23 \u2013 Richmond, VA @ The National<br \/>Tue. Nov. 24 \u2013 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar $<\/p>\n<p>* w\/ The Sadies<br \/>% w\/ Ryan Davis &amp; The Roadhouse Band<br \/>@ w\/ Alex Amen<br \/>! w\/ Being Dead<br \/>$ w\/ Twisted Teens<br \/>&gt; w\/ TAGABOW<br \/># w\/ Optic Sink<\/p>\n<p>Pre-Order Philadelphia\u2019s been good to me by Kurt Vile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kurtvile.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kurt Vile will release his new album, Philadelphia\u2019s been good to me, on May 29th via Verve Records.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":159639,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[72230,72231,69,71,70,72232,72233],"class_list":{"0":"post-159638","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-kurt-vile-philadelphias-been-good-to-me-album","9":"tag-kurt-vile-2026-tour-dates","10":"tag-philadelphia","11":"tag-philadelphia-headlines","12":"tag-philadelphia-news","13":"tag-pinned","14":"tag-verve-records"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}