{"product_id":"kurt-vile-smoke-ring-for-my-halo","title":"Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKurt Vile \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmoke Ring For My Halo\u003c\/em\u003e on LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhiladelphia singer\/songwriter Kurt Vile returns with his second proper album (2008’s \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChildish Prodigy \u003c\/em\u003ewas a compendium of sorts). \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmoke Ring For My Halo\u003c\/em\u003e is a gorgeously layered record. Ranging from the tender breezy folk in “\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJesus Fever\u003c\/em\u003e” to the tuff urban guitar riff of “\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePuppet To The Man\u003c\/em\u003e,” Vile’s distinctive Philly-accented vocal ties together a sweeping and evocative project, a true American psychedelic folk album.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is no pastoral listening experience however, when Vile sings, “society is my friend: he makes me lie down in a cool bloodbath,\" he sounds both exhausted and distanced from the ringing harmonics of his guitar and Mike Zanghi’s pounding drums. Even the gentler songs, such as “\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn Tour\u003c\/em\u003e” and “\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBaby’s Arms\u003c\/em\u003e” have a distinctly dark lyrical tone. The closest that Vile gets to some kind of acceptance is in the central track, the rueful “\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn My Time\u003c\/em\u003e,\" where he sings, \"I know when we get older, I’m dying, but I got everything I need here now, and that’s fine, now...that’s fine.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRecorded at the Magic Shop by John Agnello, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmoke Ring For My Halo\u003c\/em\u003e is a massive step forward for one of the country’s most beloved rock songwriters.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKurt Vile \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmoke Ring For My Halo \u003c\/em\u003eTrack Listing:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1.  Baby's Arms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2.  Jesus Fever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3.  Puppet To The Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4.  On Tour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5.  Society Is My Friend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6.  Runner Ups\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7.  In My Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8.  Peeping Tomboy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9.  Smoke Ring For My Halo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Ghost Town\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Redeye","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41819920040110,"sku":"744861093817","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/6118\/0334\/products\/kvsr.webp?v=1671293076","url":"https:\/\/morrowrecords.com\/products\/kurt-vile-smoke-ring-for-my-halo","provider":"Morrow Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}