Wakin on a Pretty Daze

Wakin on a Pretty Daze
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 9, 2013
RecordedFebruary 2012 & May–November 2012
StudioNew York City, California and Philadelphia
Genre
Length69:03
LabelMatador
ProducerJohn Agnello, Kurt Vile & the Violators
Kurt Vile chronology
So Outta Reach
(2011)
Wakin on a Pretty Daze
(2013)
It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared)
(2013)
Alternate cover
Deluxe Daze (Post Haze) cover art

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.

  1. ^ Ayers, Mike. "Kurt Vile on His New Album 'Wakin on a Pretty Daze'". MTV News. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ^ "New : Kurt Vile – It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared) (Dream Folk)". stillinrock.com. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2017.