Kurt Vile
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Kurt Vile is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his laid-back, psychedelic-tinged indie rock and former role as a founding member of The War on Drugs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kurt Vile canonical | 7 |
| Kurt Vile and the Violators | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15054913 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kurt Vile Context triple: [Matador Records, notableArtist, Kurt Vile]
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A.
Curt Vile
Curt Vile is a pseudonym used by British comic book writer Alan Moore, particularly early in his career for humorous and experimental work.
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B.
Josh Tillman
Josh Tillman, better known by his stage name Father John Misty, is an American singer-songwriter and former Fleet Foxes drummer acclaimed for his introspective, often satirical indie folk music.
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C.
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known as the frontman of the indie rock band Bright Eyes and for his influential work in the indie and folk music scenes.
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D.
Gene Feist
Gene Feist was an American theater director, producer, and educator best known for co-founding New York City's Roundabout Theatre Company and helping establish it as a major nonprofit institution.
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E.
Toro y Moi
Toro y Moi is the stage name of American musician and producer Chaz Bear, known for pioneering the chillwave genre and blending indie pop, electronic, and R&B influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kurt Vile Target entity description: Kurt Vile is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his laid-back, psychedelic-tinged indie rock and former role as a founding member of The War on Drugs.
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A.
Curt Vile
Curt Vile is a pseudonym used by British comic book writer Alan Moore, particularly early in his career for humorous and experimental work.
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B.
Josh Tillman
Josh Tillman, better known by his stage name Father John Misty, is an American singer-songwriter and former Fleet Foxes drummer acclaimed for his introspective, often satirical indie folk music.
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C.
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known as the frontman of the indie rock band Bright Eyes and for his influential work in the indie and folk music scenes.
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D.
Gene Feist
Gene Feist was an American theater director, producer, and educator best known for co-founding New York City's Roundabout Theatre Company and helping establish it as a major nonprofit institution.
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E.
Toro y Moi
Toro y Moi is the stage name of American musician and producer Chaz Bear, known for pioneering the chillwave genre and blending indie pop, electronic, and R&B influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kurt Vile