It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared)
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
| 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
