What key details about kurt vile can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: kurt samuel vile -lrb- born january 3 , 1980 -rrb- is an american singer , songwriter , multi-instrumentalist and producer . he is best known for his solo career and as a former member of indie rock band the war on drugs , with whom he recorded one full studio album . both in the studio and during live performances , vile is accompanied by his backing band , the violators , which currently includes jesse trbovich -lrb- bass , guitar , sax -rrb- , rob laakso -lrb- guitar , bass -rrb- and kyle spence -lrb- drums -rrb- . influenced by pavement , bruce springsteen , neil young , tom petty , and john fahey , vile began his musical career creating lo-fi home recordings with frequent collaborator adam granduciel in philadelphia , pennsylvania . the duo subsequently formed the indie rock band the war on drugs , with vile departing following the release of their debut studio album , '' wagonwheel blues '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- . focusing on his solo career , vile released two albums , '' constant hitmaker '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- and '' god is saying this to you ... '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- , compiling his various home recordings dating back to 2003 . vile signed to matador records in 2009 , and released his third album , '' childish prodigy '' , that same year . the album was his first recorded in a studio and with the full participation of his backing band , the violators . in 2011 , vile released his fourth studio album , '' smoke ring for my halo '' , which significantly increased his exposure . his fifth studio album , '' wakin on a pretty daze '' , was released in 2013 , with rob laakso replacing adam granduciel in his backing band , the violators . in 2015 , vile announced the release of forthcoming album , '' b ' lieve i 'm goin down ... '' .
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- instrument is vocals , guitar , trumpet , banjo , keyboards- years active is 2003-present- caption is vile performing at roskilde festival in 2011- birth name is kurt samuel vile- origin is philadelphia , pennsylvania , united states- label is matador , gulcher , mexican summer- genre is indie rock , indie folk , lo-fi- birth date is 03 january 1980- name is kurt vile- background is solo_singer- image is kurt_vile _ - _ roskilde_festival_2011 . jpg- birth place is lansdowne , pennsylvania- associated acts is the war on drugs- occupation is singer-songwriter , musician