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Kurt Vile Drops Hometown Tribute Album “Philadelphia’s Been Good”

6/5/2026

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Kurt Vile Releases

Kurt Vile released “Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me” in the United States, recorded it at his OK OKV Central studio in Philadelphia with Adam Langellotti as engineer, and called it a love letter to his hometown.
His daughters Awilda (16) and Delphine (13) played harp, guided by Mary Lattimore.
The songs reference the Schuylkill River, Sun Ra and landmarks.
Vile said the album makes him happy and lets him earn a living.

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Vile Observes

Awilda (16) and Delphine (13) swap CDs on a Discman, mixing Chappell Roan with their dad’s records.
They saw Neil Young & Crazy Horse in Iceland and Charli XCX at Wells Fargo, getting merch.
Vile says the girls’ mixed 90s-era and modern tastes shape the family soundtrack and his outlook.
Awilda repeatedly reads Watership Down and watches its cartoon, saying she feels like a rabbit or rat.

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Kurt Vile Releases

Kurt Vile released “Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me” in the United States, recorded it at his OK OKV Central studio in Philadelphia with Adam Langellotti as engineer, and called it a love letter to his hometown.
His daughters Awilda (16) and Delphine (13) played harp, guided by Mary Lattimore.
The songs reference the Schuylkill River, Sun Ra and landmarks.
Vile said the album makes him happy and lets him earn a living.

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