RoadKillOvercoat is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Epitaph Records in 2007.[1]
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| Released | January 30, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 43:22 | |||
| Label | Epitaph Records | |||
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| Singles from RoadKillOvercoat | ||||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| Cokemachineglow | 71/100[5] |
| Exclaim! | mixed[6] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[7] |
| Spin | mixed[8] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+[9] |
| XLR8R | favorable[10] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Jason Crock of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.9 out of 10, saying, "Nobody and Boom Bip provide beats that draw from a wider range of styles and flirt with an alien, psychedelic edge, giving Busdriver enough room to be as weird as he wants to be."[7]
Jeff Shaw of City Pages placed it at number 10 on the "Top 10 Albums of 2007" list.[11]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Casting Agents and Cowgirls" | Nobody | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Less Yes's, More No's" | Nobody | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Kill Your Employer (Recreational Paranoia Is the Sport of Now)" | Boom Bip | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Ethereal Driftwood" |
| 3:43 |
| 5. | "Secret Skin" | Nobody | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Sun Shower" | Boom Bip | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Go Slow" (featuring Bianca Casady) |
| 3:06 |
| 8. | "The Troglodyte Wins" | Nobody | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Pompous Posies! Your Party's No Fun" | Nobody | 3:10 |
| 10. | "(Bloody Paw on the) Kill Floor" | Boom Bip | 3:12 |
| 11. | "Mr. Mistakes (Bested by the Whisper Chasm)" | Nobody | 4:02 |
| 12. | "Dream Catcher's Mitt" | Boom Bip | 3:43 |
| Total length: | 43:22 | ||
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes.
- Busdriver – vocals, production (4, 7)
- Nobody – production (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11)
- Boom Bip – production (3, 6, 10, 12), vocals (12)
- Bianca Casady – vocals (7), production (7)
- Isaiah Ikey Owens – synthesizer (11)
- Yadira Brown – vocals (12)
- Seripop – design
References
edit- ^ "RoadKillOvercoat". Epitaph Records. Archived from the original on March 17, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ a b "Roadkill Overcoat by Busdriver". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ Brown, Marisa. "RoadKillOvercoat - Busdriver". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Busdriver". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ Sinacola, Dom (February 2, 2007). "Busdriver: RoadkillOvercoat". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on September 6, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ Khanna, Vish (February 26, 2007). "Busdriver - RoadKillOvercoat". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Crock, Jason (February 1, 2007). "Busdriver: RoadKillOvercoat". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Aaron, Charles (March 30, 2007). "Busdriver, 'RoadKillOvercoat' (Anti-/Epitaph)". Spin. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Weiss, Dan (October 12, 2007). "Busdriver - Roadkillovercoat". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Mackey, Robbie (February 22, 2007). "Busdriver: RoadKillOvercoat". XLR8R. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Shaw, Jeff (December 28, 2007). "My Top 10 Albums of 2007". City Pages. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
Further reading
edit- Fintoni, Laurent (September 21, 2014). "Busdriver on Busdriver: The L.A. cult hero talks us through his career album-by-album (page 7 of 10)". Fact.
External links
edit- RoadKillOvercoat at Discogs (list of releases)