Here’s the big (non-foolish) news of the day.. Kurt ‘The Philadelphia Hit Maker’ Vile will be releasing Wakin On A Pretty Daze next week via Matador Records. This will be the follow up to 2011’s Smoke Ring For My Halo LP and 2012’s So Outta Reach EP. Both of which are great additions to any record collection. What have we learned so far from our initial listen of Wakin On A Pretty Daze? Vile is older, fond of songs over six minutes, and now has kids…

So go ahead, take your first crack at the double LP slow-burner via NPR’s First Listen.