Wakin on a Pretty Daze | ||||
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Released | April 9, 2013 | |||
Recorded | February 2012 & May–November 2012 | |||
Studio | New York City, California and Philadelphia | |||
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Length | 69:03 | |||
Label | Matador | |||
Producer | John Agnello, Kurt Vile & the Violators | |||
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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."[1] 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),[2] and new artwork by Steve Powers.