Released August 21, 2012 Artist Matthew E. White Producer Matthew E. White | Big Inner
(2012) Fresh Blood
(2015) Release date 21 August 2012 Label Hometapes | |
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Genres Rock music, Indie rock, Psychedelic rock Indie rock albums Natalie Prass, Light Up Gold, Silence Yourself, Transcendental Youth, Modern Vampires of the City | ||
Big Inner is the debut album from the artist Matthew E. White, released on August 21, 2012, on Spacebomb Records and Hometapes in the United States and Canada and on January 21, 2013, on Domino in the rest of the world.
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Reception
Big Inner debuted at #19 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart. The album received five stars from The Guardian and was called "One of the great albums of modern Americana" by Uncut magazine. It appeared on several "best of the year" lists in 2012, including those on Consequence of Sound, Pitchfork, and Blurt Magazine, and as a result of the album, White was named the #1 Best New Band by Paste and 2012 Breakthrough by eMusic.
Reissue
In August 2013, Domino announced plans to reissue Big Inner as a deluxe edition entitled Big Inner: Outer Face Edition.
Personnel
Over 30 musicians appear on the album: the Spacebomb House Band (Cameron Ralston on bass, Pinson Chanselle on drums and percussion, and Matthew E. White on guitar and vocals), a nine-piece horn section, an eight-piece string section, and a ten-piece choir.
Songs
1One of These Days5:19
2Big Love4:39
3Will You Love Me4:22