The song at #86 on my list of 100 Best Songs of the 2010s is “Loading Zones” by singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Kurt Vile. With that wild mane of curly hair and his distinctive drawl, he just might be one of the coolest musicians in the business. I became a fan of his when I fell in love with his wonderful song “Pretty Pimpin’,” which ended up at #19 on my Top 100 of 2016. He followed up in 2018 with the outstanding “Loading Zones”, which I love even more. The song is from his eighth album Bottle It In. His intricate layered guitar work is phenomenal, and those talkboxy wah-wah riffs are so damn good. He’s also quite the clever wordsmith.
Vile sings of driving around his “dirty little town” of Philadelphia, running errands and parking for free in loading zones as he tries to stay one step ahead of the parking meter police, humorously played by actor Kevin Corrigan and Matt Korvette of the band Pissed Jeans in the entertaining video. He defiantly declares “I park for free! One-stop shop life for the quick fix / before you get a ticket / That’s the way I live my life” – leaving little doubt he’s the coolest musician around today.
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This guy seems like he’s out of his time – very reminiscent of the 60s. I like it.
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Not a bad song. I also like the video.
Have you heard his just-released EP “Speed, Sound, Lonely KV”? It’s very Americana-oriented and among others includes a duet with John Pine that apparently was recorded just before he passed.
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I haven’t heard the EP, though I have heard his duet with John Prine, which I also heard played on our local NPR station this morning as a matter of fact.
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I like this one a lot…he sounds like he is from a different era… His voice, style, and look.
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I am familiar with Kurt Vile due to his album with Courtney Barnett but not so much with his other work. When this song began I thought it sounded Al Stewart-ish but Vile is from Philadelphia? Excellent song will have to check more of Vile.
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