Childish Prodigy

Childish Prodigy
Studio album by
Kurt Vile
ReleasedOctober 6, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreIndie rock, lo-fi
Length49:34
LabelMatador Records
ProducerJeff Zeigler, Kurt Vile, Adam Granduciel
Kurt Vile chronology
The Hunchback EP
(2009) 		Childish Prodigy
(2009) 		Square Shells
(2010)
Singles from Shields
  1. "He's Alright"
    Released: October 6, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[3]
Drowned in Sound(7/10)[4]
NME(8/10)[5]
The Phoenix[6]
Pitchfork Media(6.3/10)[7]
Q Magazine[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes[9]
Uncut[8]
Under the Radar(7/10)[8]

Childish Prodigy is the third studio album by American indie rock musician Kurt Vile, released on October 6, 2009 on Matador Records. Upon the album's release, Vile stated, "I tell people it’s my masterpiece. It's pretty epic. I put a lot of money into it. It cost in the thousands."[10]

Produced by Vile, Jeff Zeigler and bandmate Adam Granduciel, Childish Prodigy was Vile's first album to be released on Matador Records, and was preceded by the EP, The Hunchback (2009), and the single, "He's Alright".

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  2. ^ AllMusic review, AllMusic
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  4. ^ "Album Review: Kurt Vile – Childish Prodigy". Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Album review: Kurt Vile - 'Childish Prodigy'". NME. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Kurt Vile – Childish Prodigy". Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Kurt Vile: Childish Prodigy Album Review – Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "Childish Prodigy by Kurt Vile". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Music Review: Kurt Vile – Childish Prodigy". Tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Shaggy, Yes, but Finessed Just So". The New York Times. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2016.