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It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared) is an EP by American indie rock band Kurt Vile and the Violators, released on November 19, 2013 on Matador Records. The EP is the second to be credited to both Vile and his backing band, and is included on the deluxe edition of Vile's fifth studio album, Wakin on a Pretty Daze: Deluxe Daze (Post Haze).

Regarding the release, Vile noted: " It's more of like a psychedelic journey that's a companion piece to the style of , than an EP that just stands on it's own."

Background and recording

It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared) was mostly recorded during the same sessions as Kurt Vile's fifth studio album, Wakin on a Pretty Daze, and includes variations on the tracks, "Never Run Away", "Snowflakes Are Dancing" and "Air Bud". Regarding the track, "Feel My Pain", Vile noted, " stripped-down, ominous folk number, exceptionally meticulous in its finger-picked arrangement, has since become a favorite of mine for all its rawness."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Never Run Away (string synth)"3:25
2."NRA Reprise"1:34
3."Feel My Pain"6:20
4."Snowflakes Extended"5:42
5."Wedding Budz"4:15
6."The Ghost Of Freddie Roach"6:23
7."(reprise reprise)"`1:54

Personnel

Kurt Vile and the Violators

  • Kurt Vile - vocals, guitars, synth (1), arp odyssey (2), percussion (4), Yamaha CS-50 (5), slide guitar (6), keyboards (6)
  • Rob Laakso - bass guitar (1, 3, 5), synth programming (2), linn drums (3), percussion (3), drum machine (5)
  • Jesse Trbovich - electric guitar (4)

Additional musicians

Recording personnel

  • Kurt Vile - producer
  • Rob Laakso - producer (1, 2, 3, 5 and 7), overdubbing (1), recording (2 and 7), mixing (1, 2, 3, 5 and 7), engineer (5)
  • John Agnello - producer (4 and 6), initial drum and acoustic guitar recording (1), recording (3), engineer and mixing (6)
  • The Violators - producer (4)
  • Ted Young - assistant engineer
  • Bryce Gonzales - assistant engineer
  • Jonathan Low - assistant engineer
  • Greg Calbi - mastering
  • Steve Fallone - mastering assistant

Artwork

  • Steve Powers - cover art
  • Adam Wallacavage - cover photograph

References

  1. “it's a big world out there (and i am scared)”
  2. http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2014/06/kurt_vile_interview.php
  3. Kurt Vile
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