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RoadKillOvercoat

RoadKillOvercoat is the fifth studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Epitaph Records in 2007.

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RoadKillOvercoat
Studio album by
Busdriver
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2007 (2007-01-30)
GenreHip hop
Length43:22
LabelEpitaph Records
Producer
Busdriver chronology
Fear of a Black Tangent
(2005) 		RoadKillOvercoat
(2007) 		Jhelli Beam
(2009)
Singles from RoadKillOvercoat
  1. "Kill Your Employer (Recreational Paranoia Is the Sport of Now)"
    Released: 2006 (2006)
  2. "Sun Shower"
    Released: 2007 (2007)

RoadKillOvercoat is the fifth studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Epitaph Records in 2007.1

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/1002
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar3
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)4
Cokemachineglow71/1005
Exclaim!mixed6
Pitchfork6.9/107
Spinmixed8
Stylus MagazineB+9
XLR8Rfavorable10

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

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Casting Agents and Cowgirls"Nobody3:17
2."Less Yes's, More No's"Nobody4:21
3."Kill Your Employer (Recreational Paranoia Is the Sport of Now)"Boom Bip3:50
4."Ethereal Driftwood"
3:43
5."Secret Skin"Nobody3:28
6."Sun Shower"Boom Bip4:08
7."Go Slow" (featuring Bianca Casady)
3:06
8."The Troglodyte Wins"Nobody3:22
9."Pompous Posies! Your Party's No Fun"Nobody3:10
10."(Bloody Paw on the) Kill Floor"Boom Bip3:12
11."Mr. Mistakes (Bested by the Whisper Chasm)"Nobody4:02
12."Dream Catcher's Mitt"Boom Bip3:43
Total length:43:22

Personnel

Credits 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

References

  1. "RoadKillOvercoat". Epitaph Records. Archived from the original on March 17, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. "Roadkill Overcoat by Busdriver". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  3. Brown, Marisa. "RoadKillOvercoat - Busdriver". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  4. Christgau, Robert. "Busdriver". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  5. Sinacola, Dom (February 2, 2007). "Busdriver: RoadkillOvercoat". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on September 6, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  6. Khanna, Vish (February 26, 2007). "Busdriver - RoadKillOvercoat". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  7. Crock, Jason (February 1, 2007). "Busdriver: RoadKillOvercoat". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  8. Aaron, Charles (March 30, 2007). "Busdriver, 'RoadKillOvercoat' (Anti-/Epitaph)". Spin. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  9. Weiss, Dan (October 12, 2007). "Busdriver - Roadkillovercoat". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  10. Mackey, Robbie (February 22, 2007). "Busdriver: RoadKillOvercoat". XLR8R. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  11. Shaw, Jeff (December 28, 2007). "My Top 10 Albums of 2007". City Pages. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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