VERVE'S VILE VENTURE

After releasing eight LPs on indie labels, Kurt Vile has signed with UMG’s Verve Records. His major-label debut will come out in 2022.

Verve Records Head Jamie Krents has been a fan for years. “Simply put, he’s one of my favorite artists and songwriters of any era and he makes timeless records. Verve Records has always been a home for unique artists of integrity and creativity, and we couldn’t be happier to welcome Kurt to the Verve family.”

Vile began self-releasing albums in 2003 and since 2008 has released albums for various indie labels. He signed with Matador Records in 2009, and his 2013 album Wakin’ on a Pretty Daze proved to be his breakthrough.

Vile says of the signing: “I've admired the Verve logo on the back (and front!) of many -a- Velvet Underground album since my teens. In particular the logo on the back of the vinyl boxset of the Quine Tapes has been haunting me for the last several years now... for whatever reason i often find myself staring into it (true story!). so when i was approached by the label to be signed i was surprised and honored to be sure... but i had already felt that subliminal enchantment and i knew it was a, well... sign! i think my previous album bottle it in is my deepest record and i'm still really proud of it. i'm excited to release its follow-up on Verve.”