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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. 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." 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, " he song is astripped-down, ominous folk number, exceptionally meticulous in its finger-picked arrangement, thas since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matador Records
Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of mainly indie rock, but also punk rock, experimental rock, alternative rock, and electronic acts. History Matador was created in 1989 by Chris Lombardi in his New York City apartment. Lombardi had brought the Austrian duo H.P. Zinker into Wharton Tiers’ Fun City studio to record Matador's first release, "...and there was light". Lombardi continued to add artists to the label's roster, with bands like the Dustdevils, Railroad Jerk and Superchunk, before being joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy in 1990. Lombardi and Cosloy have continued to run Matador Records together with Patrick Amory coming on as Matador's label manager in 1994, later becoming label president as well as a partner of Lombardi and Cosloy. Matador first drew mainstream media attention and larger sales with the North American release of Teenage Fanclub’s debut record, '' A Catholic Education'' in 1990. Other early release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Vile
Kurt Samuel Vile (born January 3, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is known for his solo work and as the former lead guitarist of rock band the War on Drugs. Both in the studio and during live performances, Vile is accompanied by his backing band, the Violators, which currently includes Jesse Trbovich (guitar, saxophone), Rob Laakso (guitar, bass, keyboards), Kyle Spence (drums) and Adam Langellotti (bass). Influenced by Pavement, John Prine, Neil Young, Ween, Tom Petty, Dinosaur Jr., and John Fahey, Vile began his musical career creating lo-fi home recordings with frequent collaborator Adam Granduciel in Philadelphia, with whom he has participated in early work by the War on Drugs as well as various solo projects. Focusing on his solo career, Vile released two albums, '' Constant Hitmaker'' (2008) and '' God Is Saying This to You...'' (2009), compiling various home recordings dating back to 2003. Vile signed to Matador R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Laakso
Rob Laakso is an American musician, record producer and engineer, best known as the recording partner of indie rock musician Kurt Vile, and as a multi-instrumentalist in his backing band The Violators. Laakso is also a multi-instrumentalist in the shoegaze band Swirlies, and a former member of Mice Parade, contributing to the studio albums, ''Obrigado Saudade'' (2004), ''Mice Parade'' (2007) and ''What It Means to Be Left-Handed'' (2010). After contributing to Vile's second and fourth studio albums, '' God Is Saying This to You...'' (2009) and ''Smoke Ring for My Halo'' (2011), Laakso became a full member of The Violators in 2011, following the departure of guitarist Adam Granduciel. Upon joining the band, Laakso contributed heavily to Vile's subsequent studio albums, ''Wakin on a Pretty Daze'' (2013), '' b'lieve I'm goin down...'' (2015), ''Bottle It In'' (2018) and '' (watch my moves)'' (2022). Discography with Kurt Vile *'' God Is Saying This to You...'' (2009) *''Smoke Ring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakin On A Pretty Daze
''Wakin on a Pretty Daze'' is the fifth studio album by American indie rock musician Kurt Vile, released on April 9, 2013 on Matador Records. Produced by both John Agnello and Kurt Vile & the Violators, the album is the first not to feature contributions from long-time collaborator and former bandmate Adam Granduciel. Regarding the album's thematic and lyrical content, Vile stated, "It’s just about my life, without thinking too much about it. I feel comfortable with the lyrics. I think myself and my bandmates, my close bandmates, Rob Laakso and Jesse Trbovich, they’re right there with me. We all live it." The album reached number forty-seven on the ''Billboard'' 200 and forty-one on the UK Albums Chart. A deluxe edition of the album, entitled ''Wakin on a Pretty Daze: Deluxe Daze (Post Haze)'', was released on November 13, 2013. The re-release included a new EP, '' It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared)'', and new artwork by Steve Powers. Background and recording In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B'lieve I'm Goin Down
''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 ''B'lieve I'm Goin' Down...'' received widespread critical acclaim, gaining an aggregate of 83/100 on Metacritic, indicating universal acclaim and garnered a 'Best New Music' title and was rated 8.4/10 in a review by ''Pitchfork''. Accolades Track listing Personnel Adapted from AllMusic. * 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 – photo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARP Odyssey
The ARP Odyssey is an analog synthesizer introduced by ARP Instruments in 1972. History ARP developed the Odyssey as a direct competitor to the Moog Minimoog and an answer to the demand for more affordable, portable, and less complicated "performance" synthesizers. ARP produced several versions of the Odyssey from 1972 to 1980. In early 2015, Korg reissued the Odyssey in cooperation with the original designer and ARP co-founder, David Friend. Design The Odyssey is a two-oscillator analog synthesizer, and one of the first with duophonic capabilities (the ability to play two notes at the same time). All parameters, including a resonant low-pass filter, a non-resonant high-pass filter, ADSR and AR envelopes, a sine and square wave LFO, and a sample-and-hold function are controllable with sliders and switches on the front panel. Features *Switchable between sawtooth, square, and pulse waveforms with oscillator sync, a "ring modulator", and pink or white noise. (As with the Kor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priestess (band)
Priestess is a Canadian rock band formed by singer/guitarist Mikey Heppner in Montreal, Quebec in 2002. Since its inception it has featured Heppner, singer/guitarist Dan Watchorn, singer/drummer Vince Nudo, and bassist Mike Dyball. Priestess were considered one of the most important bands in the early millennial "retro rock" movement, although they denied intentionally attempting to emulate the sounds of classic rock bands such as Black Sabbath and AC/DC, whom they idolized and to whom they were frequently compared. Priestess was established in the early 2000s after all but one of the members of punk band The Dropouts left the band. The sole remaining member, Heppner, sought new bandmates after changing the group's sound, and after a name change they released their first album, ''Hello Master'', on independent record label Indica in 2005. Initially only released in Canada, the album was noticed and released by RCA Records internationally the following year, and the single “Lay D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warpaint (band)
Warpaint is an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2004. The band consists of Emily Kokal (vocals, guitar), Theresa Wayman (vocals, guitar), Jenny Lee Lindberg (bass, vocals), and Stella Mozgawa (drums). To date, the band has released four studio albums: '' The Fool'' (2010), '' Warpaint'' (2014), '' Heads Up'' (2016), and ''Radiate Like This'' (2022). History Beginning and formation (2004–2007) Warpaint formed in Los Angeles on Valentine's Day 2004. The original lineup consisted of childhood friends Wayman and Kokal alongside sisters Lindberg and Shannyn Sossamon. The band played in the Los Angeles area for three years, writing songs ("Stars", "Beetles" and "Elephants") which would eventually compose their debut EP. ''Exquisite Corpse'' (2007–2009) The band began recording their debut EP, ''Exquisite Corpse'', in December 2007, with producer Jacob Bercovici. The sessions took over two months and concluded with mixing and mastering by John Frusc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beachwood Sparks
Beachwood Sparks are an American alternative country band from Los Angeles. An article in ''The Daily Telegraph'' on America's underground psychedelic pop scene described Beachwood Sparks as "country through a kaleidoscope". Biography The band was formed by bassist Brent Rademaker and guitarist Christopher Gunst who met in the 1990s when both were members of Los Angeles indie-rock group Further. Guitarist Dave Scher and drummer Jimi Hey (who played with Gunst in Strictly Ballroom) were recruited before the band's first show in June 1997. Hey suggested the band's name by combining Sparks Street, where Brent Rademaker lived in Burbank, with Beachwood Street, which runs parallel and adjacent to Sparks. Hey left after a few shows and was replaced by Tom Sanford. At around the same time, the group was also joined by Pete "Sleigher" Kinne on percussion and another former Further member, guitarist Josh Schwartz. They released the "Desert Skies"/"Make It Together" single on Bomp! in Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Powers (artist)
Stephen J. Powers (born May 25, 1968) is an American contemporary artist and muralist. He is also known by the name ESPO ("Exterior Surface Painting Outreach"), and Steve Powers.Gregory J. Snyder, ''Graffiti Lives: Going Beyond the Tag in New York's Urban Underground'', NYU Press, 2009 He lives in New York City. Biography Powers is from Philadelphia and took classes at The Art Institute of Philadelphia, and the University of the Arts. In 1994, Powers moved to New York City to expand ''On the Go'' magazine, a hip hop magazine founded by Powers. Working under the name 'Espo', he painted throughout the city becoming known during the late 1990s for his thematic graffiti 'pieces', for ''On the Go'' magazine, and for his 1999 book ''The Art of Getting Over'', which placed stories told by other graffiti writers alongside photos of their work. His graffiti work often blurred the lines between illegal and legal, for example by creating pieces that appeared to be legitimate advertisemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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