Kurt Vile has announced a new EP that he made with Nashville songwriter Luke Roberts. The new five-track release, Classic Love, is out July 25 via Verve. Below, watch the Lucky Marvel–directed music video for the EP’s title track.
“I always thought ‘Classic Love’ was the epitome of a song that belonged on the radio,” Vile said in a press statement. “When I heard Luke and Kyle [Spence]’s recording of this (they even got Kyle’s old Harvey Milk bandmate, Creston Spiers, to play some on it) it just floored me: Like, this could be old or new, just a timeless track.… I figured the best way I could help it reach the masses was to just get myself up in that track as well and move ’er through the KV / Verve machine. I believe in Luke so much, and, yeah, this song in general has been my and Kyle’s religion for some time. Luke is just a great songwriter, man. Now it can be immortalized in the canon of classic songs! The minute I heard this song I just wanted to be involved. Love ya, Luke!”
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Classic Love EP:
01 Luke Roberts / Kurt Vile: “Classic Love”
02 Kurt Vile / Luke Roberts: “Hit of the Highlife”
03 Kurt Vile: “Classic Love (KV Version)”
04 Kurt Vile: “Slow Talkers ’22”
05 Kurt Vile: “Wildflower”
