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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]

So Outta Reach
EP by Kurt Vile
Released	November 8, 2011
Studio	Magic Shop, Headgear, Water Music, Miner Street
Genre	Lo-fi, Indie rock
Label	Matador
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]

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 tracks 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" (Bruce 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

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

Artwork

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

References

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