B'lieve I'm Goin Down...

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B'lieve I'm Goin Down...
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Studio album by
Kurt Vile
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
Genre
Length60:54
LabelMatador
Producer
Kurt Vile chronology
It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared)
(2013) 		B'lieve I'm Goin Down...
(2015) 		Lotta Sea Lice
(2017)
Singles from B'lieve I'm Goin Down...
  1. "Pretty Pimpin"
    Released: July 21, 2015
  2. "Life Like This"
    Released: September 10, 2015
  3. "I'm an Outlaw"
    Released: July 11, 2016

B'lieve I'm Goin Down... is the sixth studio album by American indie rock musician Kurt Vile, released on September 25, 2015, on Matador Records. A deluxe edition, B'lieve I'm Goin (Deep) Down..., featuring six additional tracks, was released on the same day.

Produced primarily by Vile and his bandmate Rob Laakso, the album was recorded in ten different recording studios, with sessions often taking place late at night.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[1]
Metacritic83/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
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The A.V. ClubA−[4]
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The IndependentStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[6]
MojoStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[7]
Pitchfork8.4/10[8]
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Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[10]
Spin8/10[11]
Uncut8/10[12]

B'lieve I'm Goin' Down... received widespread critical acclaim, gaining an aggregate of 83/100 on Metacritic, indicating universal acclaim [2] and garnered a 'Best New Music' title and was rated 8.4/10 in a review by Pitchfork.[8]

Accolades

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Accolades for B'lieve I'm Goin Down...
Publication Accolade Rank
The A.V. Club The 15 Best Albums of 2015
12[13]
Flood Magazine Flood's Best of 2015
4[14]
NME NME's Albums of the Year 2015
11[15]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2015
23[16]
Readers' Top 50 Albums
17[17]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2015
48[18]

Track listing

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B'lieve I'm Goin Down... track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Pretty Pimpin"4:58
2."I'm an Outlaw"4:21
3."Dust Bunnies"4:38
4."That's Life, Tho (Almost Hate to Say)"6:26
5."Wheelhouse"6:14
6."Life Like This"4:04
7."All in a Daze Work"4:59
8."Lost My Head There"6:55
9."Stand Inside"5:12
10."Bad Omens"2:50
11."Kidding Around"4:27
12."Wild Imagination"5:50
Amazon and iTunes pre-order bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."B'lieve I'm Goin Down"5:12
14."Bad Omens (No Faders)"5:17
Deluxe edition tracks
No.TitleLength
13."B'lieve I'm Goin Down"5:12
14."Less Talk (More Walkin Away)"3:59
15."Nicotine Blues"4:56
16."Bad Omens (No Faders)"5:17
17."No Stranger to the Ball Bust"9:30
18."Sax Omens (J Turbo)"2:17

Personnel

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Adapted from AllMusic.[19]

  • Gary Burden – art direction, design
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Henry Diltz – cover photo
  • Steve Fallone – assistant
  • Greg Giorgio – assistant
  • Jenice Heo – art direction, design
  • Tommy Joy – engineer
  • Farrah Katina – photography
  • Peter Katis – mixing
  • Andy Kravitz – engineer
  • Rob Laakso – bass, drums, engineer, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mixing, percussion, photography, producer, strings, synthesizer
  • Jenny Lee Lindberg – vocals, backing vocals
  • Kevin Morbey – vocals, backing vocals
  • Stella Mozgawa – drums, percussion, synthesizer, vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Brian Rosemeyer – assistant, assistant engineer
  • Colin Rothwell – assistant
  • Genevieve Schatz – vocals, backing vocals
  • Farmer Dave Scher – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Rob Schnapf – engineer, mixing, producer
  • Katherine Sheehan – photography
  • Justin Smith – engineer
  • Kyle Spence – drums, engineer, percussion, producer
  • Creston Spiers – horn
  • Jesse Trbovich – bass, electric guitar, photography
  • Kurt Vile – banjo, engineer, farfisa organ, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, mellotron, noise, photography, piano, primary artist, producer, resonator, strings, backing vocals, wurlitzer
  • Paul Vile – vocals, backing vocals
  • The Violators – producer
  • Mike Zimmerman – layout

Charts

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