From Wakin On A Pretty Daze, the fifth Kurt Vile record, Air Bud is indie rock in dappled sunlight, a mellow, blissful melody and warped, snaking refrain that falls easy on the ears. It stops just short of being psychedelic, but conjures up ghosts of ’70s folk and country music. Lovely.
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