''Big Inner'' is the debut album from the artist

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, released on August 21, 2012, on

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and Hometapes in the United States and Canada and on January 21, 2013, on

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in the rest of the world.

Reception

''Big Inner'' debuted at #19 on ''

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''s Heatseekers Albums chart. The album received five stars from ''

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'' and was called "One of the great albums of modern Americana" by ''

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'' magazine. It appeared on several "best of the year" lists in 2012, including those on Consequence of Sound,

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, and ''

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'', and as a result of the album, White was named the #1 Best New Band by ''Paste'' and 2012 Breakthrough by

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Reissue

In October 2013, Domino reissued ''Big Inner'' as a deluxe edition entitled ''Big Inner: Outer Face Edition'' with a second disc entitled ''Outer Face EP'' included with the original album.

Track listing

Personnel

Over 30 musicians appear on the album: the Spacebomb House Band (Cameron Ralston on

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, Pinson Chanselle on

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and

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, and

on guitar and

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), a nine-piece horn section, an eight-piece string section, and a ten-piece choir. ;Production *

– producer, horn arrangements * Phil Cook – choir arrangements *

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– string arrangements * Lance Koehler –

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– engineer, mixing *

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– mastering

References

{{Authority control Domino Recording Company albums 2012 debut albums Matthew E. White albums Spacebomb Records albums