"He's Alright" is a limited-edition vinyl single by American

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, released on September 8, 2009 on

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. The song appears on Vile's third studio album, ''

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, "Farfisas in Falltime", is an ambient instrumental recorded by Violators bandmate and frequent collaborator

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's comedy series, '' Eastbound and Down''. Regarding its appearance, Vile noted, "That was really awesome. It was in this cool, emotional part at the end of the season, and I got so lucky to have my song on there, because the song is kind of emotional too."http://austinist.com/2011/09/15/kurt_vile_interview.php dead link, date=May 2022 https://archive.today/20130628170021/http://austinist.com/2011/09/15/kurt_vile_interview.php

Track listing

Side A #"He's Alright" Side B #"Farfisas in Falltime" #"Take Your Time"

Personnel

Musicians

- vocals, guitar *Jesse Trbovich - vibrato guitars ("He's Alright")

Recording personnel

*Jeff Zeigler - recording ("He's Alright" and "Take Your Time") *

- recording ("Farfisas in Falltime")

References

{{authority control 2009 singles 2009 songs Matador Records singles