“Zoom 97” opens Vile’s long-awaited return with his classic brand of woozy shuffle, brightened by sunny, slack mandolin lines and twinkling chimes that kick in when he flags, “Watch as my life breaks down/ just as the song breaks down.” His loose grip on the tempo and joyful allusions to his performance (“Check out my hands/ my chimin’ chords on a Goldtone mandolin guitar”) make the music charmingly inseparable from the musician, packing his love letter to Philly with closeness and color. -Relix
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