“Kurt Vile tends to take multiple approaches when writing about his outlook. He gets down on himself during 2011's "On Tour", but tempers it by singing, "I'm just playin'—I've got it made." Then, after a beat, he adds a caveat: "Most of the time." On "Goldtone", he acknowledges and quickly refutes the popular notion that he's perpetually stoned. Self-awareness is one of Vile's undoubted strengths, ”
