Smoke Ring for My Halo
by Kurt Vile
  • Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Mar 8, 2011
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30
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#85 Best Album of 2011

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Hartford Courant
    May 24, 2011
    80
    It's a record with a folky, sometimes psychedelic edge, but it's never self-indulgent or less than focused. In fact, Smoke Ring for My Halo is persuasive evidence that Vile has come fully into his own as a songwriter and musician.
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  2. Q Magazine
    May 18, 2011
    80
    Dark, often opaque, but also full of emotion, this is a gem. [May 2011, p.127]
  3. No Ripcord
    Apr 28, 2011
    90
    Smoke Ring For My Halo might not be for everyone, but it will definitely find a wider audience than anything else in Vile's catalogue.
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