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
Label Matador
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.

Contents

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.7/10 [1]
Metacritic 83/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club A− [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin 8/10 [11]
Uncut 8/10 [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

Accolades for B'lieve I'm Goin Down...
PublicationAccoladeRank
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

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

Adapted from AllMusic. [19]

Charts

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