Kurt Vile

Philadelphia’s Kurt Vile can bring to mind anyone from Suicide to Leo Kottke to My Bloody Valentine, Nick Drake and Eastern ragas – and Life Is Noise are bringing him and his band, The Violators to Perth for the very first time on December 3 at The Bakery.


Kurt Vile might belong to a long lineage of classic American songwriters, but he’s the only one who’s alive and in his prime today. He has been on a slow burn accent since 2008, steadily rising from the American underground through relentless touring and the release of four smashing albums.

The culmination of this groundwork was this year’s epic, Smoke Ring For My Halo, which perfectly showcases the amazing range of Kurt’s music. It’s tender and evocative, elusive but companionable, tough in the gut and the arm, swollen in the chest and giddy in the head. It’s a record that’s perfect for any given day in whatever season, to satisfy all moods in every possible scenario.

Kurt Vile is touring with his cracking ensemble The Violators, who add the perfect amount of live grunt to Kurt’s songs to make them roar.

Joining them on the night will be special guests:

Split Seconds
They say winners are grinners, and if that’s true then Split Seconds might need facial surgery to remove the smiles from their faces of late. The hotly-tipped indie five-piece headed by Sean Pollard are one of WA’s most promising new acts playing support slots for some big names including Sufjan Stevens and The Panics and playing numerous festival dates including Big Day Out, Laneway and Southbound.

The Long Lost Brothers
The Long Lost Brothers are Perth’s next indie rock supergroup featuring Andrew Ryan from Adam Said Galore and Fall Electric; Matthew Rudas from The Tucker B’s; and Simon Struthers of Umpire, Mukaizake and Adam Said Galore. We hear a release is on its way real soon.