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Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews What's this?

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  • Summary: Kurt Vile's latest full-length solo release is described as a love letter to his hometown of Philadelphia.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. May 26, 2026
    100
    Sweetly melodic, passionately crafted, it could just be his best yet.
  2. May 26, 2026
    80
    Tap into Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me and you will find that Vile sounds as alarmingly great as ever, and more formally forward-thinking than he’s ever been.
  3. Mojo
    May 26, 2026
    80
    This album is steeped in Vile's love for his city. And it travels with class. [Jul 2026, p.85]
  4. May 27, 2026
    80
    Key to the record, though, is not only the deceptive intricacy of Vile’s guitar playing, long a hallmark of his work, but the confidence in his vocals, which he wraps around his guitar lines with hitherto unheard verve.
  5. May 28, 2026
    80
    Philadelphia’s been good to me is a transparent look at the current state of a beloved musician whose life in music has culminated in an autobiographical album that is destined to stick to the sides of your soul.
  6. Uncut
    May 26, 2026
    80
    These 12 big-hearted, wayward country-soul songs deliver manifold charms, not least of all with "Chance To Bleed", a carousing, unabashed tilt at Sticky Fingers-era Stones. [Jun 2026, p.35]