| So Outta Reach | |
| Type: | ep |
| Artist: | Kurt Vile |
| Cover: | Soouttareach.jpg |
| 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 |
| Prev Title: | Smoke Ring for My Halo |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Wakin on a Pretty Daze |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
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.[1]
Upon release, So Outta Reach peaked at 28 on the US Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart.[2]
The EP was subsequently included on the deluxe version of Smoke Ring for My Halo.
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."[3]
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."[4]
All tracks written by Kurt Vile except where noted.