Mar 27, 2024
Today I'm joined by Ed Nash, bassist of UK indie heroes Bombay
Bicycle Club, down the line from North London to chat about Kurt
Vile's modern classic 2011 album, 'Smoke Ring for My Halo'.
Ed talks about discovering the album on tour in Australia, how it
became the soundtrack of BBC's breakthrough period, listening to it
on repeat on tour, the sonic space and soundscape of the album,
Vile's sophisticated and distinctive guitar style, how Vile
disguises the sophistication of his music with his 'slacker rock'
image, and how the album influenced Ed's approach to guitar,
arrangements and lyrics in the years since.