''b'lieve i'm goin down...'' is the sixth studio album by American

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musician

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, released on September 25, 2015 on

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. 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

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, 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

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, indicating universal acclaim and garnered a 'Best New Music' title and was rated 8.4/10 in a review by ''

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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 – 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

Critical reception

Accolades

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

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References