So Outta Reach

So Outta Reach
EP by Kurt Vile
Released	November 8, 2011
Recorded	Magic Shop, Headgear, Water Music, Minor Street
Genre	Lo-fi, Indie rock
Language	English
Label	Matador Records
Producer	John Agnello & Kurt Vile and the Violators
Kurt Vile chronology
Smoke Ring for My Halo (2011) So Outta Reach (2011) Wakin on a Pretty Daze (2013)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	(7.9)[2]

So Outta Reach is an EP by American indie rock musician Kurt Vile, released on November 8, 2011 on Matador Records. Produced by both John Agnello and Kurt Vile & the Violators, the EP's tracks were initially recorded during sessions for Smoke Ring for My Halo (2011) and reworked in the summer of 2011.^[3]

Upon release, So Outta Reach peaked at 28 on the US Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart.^[4]

The EP was subsequently included on the deluxe version of Smoke Ring for My Halo.

Background

Regarding the songs included on So Outta Reach, Kurt Vile stated: "There are a lot of songs on there that I wanted to fit on [Smoke Ring for My Halo], like "The Creature." I really wanted to get that one on the record."^[5]

Artwork

The EP's cover art features a collage of photographs featuring Vile asleep at a party. Regarding the cover, Vile noted, "I went to a party with my wife, and her friend Greg Chow - he's the Asian guy giving the devil horns - took the pictures. I drank too much tequila early on in the party, and he took all these photos and posted them online. Truthfully, I was embarrassed by them at first because I'm self-conscious, but my manager found them and was like, "That's your cover." I just laughed. And then he sent it to Matador, and they loved it."^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Kurt Vile except where noted.

1. "The Creature"
2. "It's Alright"
3. "Life's a Beach"
4. "Laughing Stock"
5. "Downbound Train" (Springsteen)
6. "(so outta reach)"

Personnel

Kurt Vile & the Violators

• Kurt Vile - vocals, guitar, banjo, synth, optigan
• Adam Granduciel - guitar, sweet tones
• Jesse Trbovich - guitar, saxophone, synth
• Mike Zanghi - drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Steve Shelley - drums (3)
• Mike Polizze - bass (3)
• Rob Laakso - bass (5)

Recording personnel

• John Agnello - producer
• Kurt Vile & the Violators - producer
• Greg Calbi - mastering

Artwork

• Greg Chow - front cover photos and concept
• Shawn Brackbill - back cover photo
• Matt De Jong - design

References

1. "So Outta Reach [EP] by Kurt Vile". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
2. Green, Jayson. "Kurt Vile - So Outta Reach EP | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
3. "Kurt Vile – So Outta Reach EP and deluxe edition of album November 8, The Creature MP3 now". matadorrecords.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
4. "Kurt Vile Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
6. Dombal, Ryan. "Take Cover: Kurt Vile - So Outta Reach | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.