Bottle It In


Bottle It In is the eighth studio album by American musician Kurt Vile, released on October 12, 2018, through Matador Records. It features contributions from Kim Gordon, Cass McCombs, Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint, and Mary Lattimore.
The album was preceded by the singles "Loading Zones" and "Bassackwards".

Songs

"Hysteria" was written en route to a recording session. Both "Hysteria" and "Cold Was the Wind" reference Vile's fear of flying.
Vile started writing "Mutinies" as a teenager, expanding it and rewriting sections numerous times over the ensuing decades.

Recording

The album was recorded with various producers in numerous studios and cities across the United States in between Vile's touring schedule. Vile recounted: "I'd go into the studio straight from tour for a day or so, sometimes by myself, sometimes with a band. Go on trips in between or combine different things, like tour into the studio, into meeting my family, into travelling across the country and back into the studio. Combining all things, not compartmentalising as much, keeping it all like everyday life."

Critical reception

According to review aggregator Metacritic, Bottle It In has received an average score of 78 out of 100 based on reviews from 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Sam Sodomsky of Pitchfork deemed the highlight of the album to be second single "Bassackwards", which he called "10 minutes of warped, psychedelic folk-rock, like a long sigh in the face of existential dread". Sodomsky noted that the album has a loose structure with "more accessible tracks up front and a meditative, somewhat indulgent back-half", and summarized that the album feels like Vile is lost in an "in-between moment".

Track listing

All songs written by Kurt Vile with the exception of "Rollin' with the Flow" which was written by Jerry Hayes.
Notes
  • "" is stylized in lowercase.

    Personnel

  • Kurt Vile – lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, harmonica, tambourine, banjo
The Violators
  • Rob Laakso – bass, synthesizer, backing vocal, drum machine, drums, electric and acoustic guitars, strings, sequencer, percussion
  • Kyle Spence – drums, percussion
  • Jesse Trbovich – electric guitar
Additional musicians
  • Joe Kennedy – keyboards, electric guitar, backing vocal
  • Mary Lattimore – harp
  • Barbara Gruska – drums, percussion
  • Stella Mozgawa – drums, percussion, backing vocal, bass, synthesizer
  • Vince Nudo – drums, percussion
  • Kyle Crane – drums
  • Farmer Dave Scher – backing vocal, keyboards, lap steel guitar
  • Kim Gordon – acoustic guitar feedback
  • Eric D. Johnson – backing vocal
  • Margaret Yen – backing vocal
  • Farrah Katina – backing vocal
  • Robert Robinson – backing vocals
  • Deb Warfield – backing vocal
  • Cass McCombs – backing vocal
  • Jess Wolfe – backing vocal
  • Holly Laessig – backing vocal
  • Hetty Marriot-Brittan – backing vocal
Production
  • Tracks 1, 3, and 6 produced by Kurt Vile, the Violators, and Peter Katis; mixed by Peter Katis
  • Tracks 2, 7, and 10 produced by Kurt Vile, Rob Laasko, and Peter Katis; mixed by Peter Katis
  • Track 4 produced by Kurt Vile and Shawn Everett; mixed by Shawn Everett
  • Tracks 5, 8, and 11 produced and mixed by Rob Schnapf
  • Tracks 9 and 12 produced by Kurt Vile, Rob Laasko, and Shawn Everett; mixed by Shawn Everett
  • Track 13 produced by Kurt Vile; mixed by Rob Schnapf

    Charts

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