Well, it’s been nearly seven months since we last wrote anything. I now know myself well enough not to say that we’re “back,” so I’ll just say we’re still breathing. We come back with a new single from Kurt Vile. Years ago I ranked “Jesus Fever” as the best song of 2011, and it’s comforting to see that years later Vile is still releasing some of the best pure rock out there. With his former bandmates The War on Drugs releasing one of the best albums of 2014 (seriously, check it out), the pressure is now on Vile to showcase his musical prowess. After his experience at Joshua Tree, Vile has said of his new album b’lieve i’m goin down… “Man, I just recorded my best song ever and I’m here in the middle of nowhere in the most beautiful, mystical, magical, desert.” If he’s not referring to “Pretty Pimpin,” I’m excited to see what we have in store.

-T