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 +Accolades for B'lieve I'm Goin Down... Publication Accolade Rank The A.V. Club The 15 Best Albums of 2015 Flood Magazine Floods Best of 2015 NME NMEs Albums of the Year 2015 Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2015 Readers' Top 50 Albums Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2015
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
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for B'lieve I'm Goin Down... Chart (2015) Peakposition
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for B'lieve I'm Goin Down... Chart (2015) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 177
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