Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Best of 2009 (songs) #21 Kurt Vile - Amplifier


I don't know which of the elements of this song makes it so great. Is it the drums that sound like an old steam train moving down the tracks? Is it the shimmering twang of Vile's inspired guitar playing? Or is it that trumpet that elevates the song into the realm of the sublime? Indeed it is all three elements together that make "Amplifier" one of the most satisfying songs of the year, and redeems the whole idea of Americana in four minutes.

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