Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile Announce Collaborative Album And Plan to Go On Fall 2017 Tour

Photo By Sharon Alagna

Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile fell in love with each others vibe, sound and lyrics many years ago, but have finally decided to come together for not only a North American tour this fall, but a collaboration album that will be released later this year.

The two will perform songs from their upcoming album and their band, ‘The Sea Lice’ including musicians Janet Weiss from Sleater-Kinney and Wild Flag, Stella Mozgawa from Warpaint, Rob Laakso from The Violators, The Swirlies and Mice Parade and Katie Harkin from Harkin, Sky Larkin and a touring member of Sleater-Kinney and Wild Beasts.

Barnett remebers getting a spot opening for Vile in 2014, and from there they kept crossing paths until Ville showed an interest in working with Barnett. But before then, they were big fans of each others music.

“I’m a huge Kurt fan. Smoke Ring was one of my first purchases on vinyl. I was getting over a big break-up, unemployed and drifting and I would just lie on my bed and listen to ‘Peepin’ Tom’ on repeat,” Barnett said. “One of the most beautiful and luscious albums I ever heard. Me and Jen fell in love to that album.”

Vile also described his love for Barnett’s voice and the sincerity that he can feel when he hears her sing. Further information on release dates are to be announced.

See tour dates for Vile and Barnett

Kurt Vile:

06-18 Monterey, CA – Monterey Pop Festival
06-21 Portsmouth, NH – Prescott Park Arts Festival
06-22 Providence, RI – Columbus Theatre
06-23 Rockville Centre, NY – Cannon’s Blackthorn
06-24 North Adams, MA – Solid Sound Festival
06-25 Montauk, NY – Surf Lodge
07-03 Bloemendaal, Netherlands – Openluchttheater Caprera
07-04 Antwerpen-Deurne, Belgium – OLT RIVIERENHOF
07-06 Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool Festival
07-10 Vienna Austria – Arena
07-11 Milan, Italy – Giardino della Triennale
07-12 Zurich, Switzerland – Rote Fabrik
07-27 Salt Lake City, UT – Pioneer Park
10-11 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
10-14 Los Angeles, CA – The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church
10-15 Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre
10-18 Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
10-20 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10-21 Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
10-22 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
10-25 St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
10-26 Chicago, IL – Rockefeller Chapel
10-27 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
10-28 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
10-30 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
10-31 Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
11-01 New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
11-03 Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre
11-04 Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
11-09 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
11-10 Dallas, TX – McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
11-11 Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater

Courtney Barnett:

10-11 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
10-14 Los Angeles, CA – The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church
10-15 Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre
10-18 Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
10-20 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10-21 Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
10-22 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
10-25 St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
10-26 Chicago, IL – Rockefeller Chapel
10-27 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
10-28 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
10-30 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
10-31 Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
11-01 New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
11-03 Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre
11-04 Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
11-09 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
11-10 Dallas, TX – McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
11-11 Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater