Kurt Vile review – heavy-lidded rock seduces with its simplicity

Roundhouse, London
Vile and his band only rarely break out of their slacker reverie, but when minimalism is this hypnotic, why bother?When Kurt Vile played a half-empty field at last summer’s Citadel festival, the crowd mostly responded with a mixture of confusion and obliviousness, like a dog might if it had been shown a card trick. Loud chatter around the edges of the audience tonight suggests Vile is a taste even some of his fans have yet to truly acquire.The truth is, this is music whi