It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared)
| It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared) | ||||
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| EP by Kurt Vile and the Violators | ||||
| Released | November 13, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 29:26 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
| Producer | Kurt Vile & the Violators, Rob Laakso & John Agnello | |||
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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.[1] 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 [Wakin on a Pretty Daze], than an EP that just stands on its own."[2]
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, "[The song is a] stripped-down, ominous folk number, exceptionally meticulous in its finger-picked arrangement, [it] has since become a favorite of mine for all its rawness."[3] He later elaborated: "I always loved ["Feel My Pain"]. And we tried to put that on [Wakin on a Pretty Daze], and we added all these tracks to it, making it more in that epic fashion. But something was lost to me, it seemed like more of a ghostly, stripped-down folk affair. So that was something of substance that I put on [the EP]."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Never Run Away (string synth)" | 3:24 |
| 2. | "NRA Reprise" | 1:33 |
| 3. | "Feel My Pain" | 6:19 |
| 4. | "Snowflakes Extended" | 5:41 |
| 5. | "Wedding Budz" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "The Ghost of Freddie Roach" | 6:22 |
| 7. | "(reprise reprise)" | 1:53 |
| Total length: | 29:26 | |
Personnel
Kurt Vile and the Violators
Additional musicians
Artwork
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Recording
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References
- ^ ""it's a big world out there (and i am scared)"". matadorrecords.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ a b "Kurt Vile: Sometimes our shows are charming train wrecks | City Pages". Archived from the original on June 22, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ "Kurt Vile of Philadelphia - Official Website". www.kurtvile.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.