WATCH: Kurt Vile Brings the Jams to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert

The master of mellow guitar gold turns up and chills out at the famed office concert series.
WATCH: Kurt Vile Brings the Jams to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert

The master of mellow guitar gold turns up and chills out at the famed office concert series.

Words: Scott T. Sterling

photo by Suzanne Cordeiro and Jim Chapin

February 06, 2019

Kurt Vile / photo by Suzanne Cordeiro and Jim Chapin

The guitar guru turns down and gets loud at the same time.

Kurt Vile’s way with six strings is an ideal fit for NPR’s famed office-based concert series. Opening with his chill ten-minute introspective anthem, “Bassackwards,” taken from the outstanding 2018 full-length, Bottle It In, his set is fifteen minutes of good vibes ready and waiting for you. Soak ’em in below.