Kurt Vile And His Daughters Covered Charli XCX’s “Constant Repeat”: Listen

Kurt Vile has lined Charli XCX’s Crash observe “Constant Repeat.” It’s an Amazon unique (boo), nevertheless it has a captivating backstory (hooray!) and options Vile’s daughters on backing vocals (awww). Here’s Vile with the intel:

I grew to become an in a single day fan of Charli XCX a lil over a yr in the past (on the discharge date of my final album April 2022). I performed an in-store at Rough Trade East London and her poster lined your entire entrance door. I flew dwelling the following morning listening to my newly acquired CRASH cd over and over (by way of a discman, naturally!)

…I turned my daughters on as quickly as I obtained dwelling and yeah we’ve been tremendous followers ever since. No disrespect (and whole respect!) to the Angels who’ve been Charli followers for the reason that starting… however that mentioned me and my daughters Awilda (13) and Delphine (10) know most of her catalog by coronary heart at this level (on fixed repeat!) and that’s only a testomony to how superb and infectious (and exquisite!) her songs are.

When I used to be requested to document a Charli XCX music in honor of her Ivors Visionary Award (!!!) my mind saved going again to “Constant Repeat” which hit me hardest first (again then on that flight), it’s such a killer… whereas figuring out it’d be no straightforward feat and I used to be nervous however hey…

I positively couldn’t’ve completed this music any justice alone in order that’s why my ladies sang their hearts out with me, so…

I needed to gradual my model down a lil, possibly neglect a chord or two, play some mellow acoustic gtr (and shoegaze electrics!) and preserve it chill in my wheelhouse.

There’s just one Charli and I can’t contact her model, we will solely try to pay homage…
I’m relieved it sounds completely different than the unique… tho my daughters obtained her melody down fairly nice, gotta say, and yeah Charli is simply our favest.

KV- gtrs, synths, vocals
Awilda Vile- vocals
Delphine Vile- vocals
Adam Langellotti- bass, drums
Chad Taylor- drums, percussion

Thanks to the Dusty Brothers:
Ted Young- engineering and mixing
Adam Langellotti- engineering and extra mixing
and:
Jessica Thompson- mastering

With a lot wanted further non secular steering by Rennie Jaffe and Shira Knishkowy (thanks!)

Love, KV

Listen beneath.