"Philly's Constant Hitmaker" Kurt Vile plays psychedelic experimental pop infused with a classic, folksy directness. 2008's Gulcher Records release Constant Hitmaker more than lives up to the name. Vile's a consistent live performer who's shared the stage with a range of sonic adventurers and avant pop-stars including Sonic Youth, Big Star, Blues Control, Magik Markers, and Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti.After a slew of limited releases on labels like Mexican Summer, Richie Records, Woodsist, and Skulltones, Kurt Vile signed to Matador Records who released his first proper full-length (the Gulcher release was more of a "greatest hits"), Childish Prodigy.