by
Kurt Vile
- Record Label: Verve / Verve Forecast
- Release Date: May 29, 2026
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May 26, 2026Sweetly melodic, passionately crafted, it could just be his best yet.
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May 28, 2026Philadelphia’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.
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May 27, 2026Key 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.
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UncutMay 26, 2026These 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]
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MojoMay 26, 2026This album is steeped in Vile's love for his city. And it travels with class. [Jul 2026, p.85]
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May 26, 2026Tap 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.