RoadKillOvercoat
{{Infobox album
| name = RoadKillOvercoat
| type = studio
| artist = Busdriver
| cover = RoadKillOvercoat cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2007|01|30}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=43|s=22}}
| label = Epitaph Records
| producer = {{hlist|Nobody|Boom Bip|Busdriver|Bianca Casady}}
| prev_title = Fear of a Black Tangent
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Jhelli Beam
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{Singles
| name = RoadKillOvercoat
| type = studio
| single1 = Kill Your Employer (Recreational Paranoia Is the Sport of Now)
| single1date = {{Start date|2006}}
| single2 = Sun Shower
| single2date = {{Start date|2007}}
}}
}}
RoadKillOvercoat is the fifth studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Epitaph Records in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://epitaph.com/artists/album/504|title=RoadKillOvercoat|work=Epitaph Records|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317004018/http://epitaph.com/artists/album/504|archivedate=March 17, 2007|accessdate=July 19, 2018}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 68/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/roadkill-overcoat/busdriver|title=Roadkill Overcoat by Busdriver|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=November 16, 2015}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/roadkillovercoat-mw0000562199|title=RoadKillOvercoat - Busdriver|work=AllMusic|first=Marisa|last=Brown|accessdate=April 4, 2016}}
| rev2 = Robert Christgau
| rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm3}}{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Busdriver|title=Busdriver|work=Christgau's Consumer Guide|first=Robert|last=Christgau|author-link=Robert Christgau|accessdate=July 19, 2018}}
| rev3 = Cokemachineglow
| rev3score = 71/100{{cite web|url=http://www.cokemachineglow.com/reviews/busdriver_roadkillovercoat2007.html|title=Busdriver: RoadkillOvercoat|work=Cokemachineglow|first=Dom|last=Sinacola|date=February 2, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070906181927/http://www.cokemachineglow.com/reviews/busdriver_roadkillovercoat2007.html|archivedate=September 6, 2007|accessdate=July 19, 2018}}
| rev4 = Exclaim!
| rev4score = mixed{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/busdriver-roadkillovercoat|title=Busdriver - RoadKillOvercoat|work=Exclaim!|first=Vish|last=Khanna|date=February 26, 2007|accessdate=April 4, 2016}}
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev5score = 6.9/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9832-roadkillovercoat/|title=Busdriver: RoadKillOvercoat|work=Pitchfork|first=Jason|last=Crock|date=February 1, 2007|accessdate=April 4, 2016}}
| rev6 = Spin
| rev6score = mixed{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2007/03/busdriver-roadkillovercoat-anti-epitaph/|title=Busdriver, 'RoadKillOvercoat' (Anti-/Epitaph)|work=Spin|first=Charles|last=Aaron|date=March 30, 2007|accessdate=April 4, 2016}}
| rev7 = Stylus Magazine
| rev7score = B+{{cite web|url=http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/busdriver/roadkillovercoat.htm|title=Busdriver - Roadkillovercoat|work=Stylus Magazine|first=Dan|last=Weiss|date=October 12, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201060641/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/busdriver/roadkillovercoat.htm|archivedate=February 1, 2010|accessdate=April 4, 2016}}
| rev8 = XLR8R
| rev8score = favorable{{cite web|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/2007/02/roadkillovercoat/|title=Busdriver: RoadKillOvercoat|work=XLR8R|first=Robbie|last=Mackey|date=February 22, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912052046/http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/2007/02/roadkillovercoat/|archivedate=September 12, 2015|accessdate=April 4, 2016}}
}}
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".
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."
Jeff Shaw of City Pages placed it at number 10 on the "Top 10 Albums of 2007" list.{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/my-top-10-albums-of-2007-6629522|title=My Top 10 Albums of 2007|work=City Pages|first=Jeff|last=Shaw|date=December 28, 2007|access-date=April 4, 2016}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Casting Agents and Cowgirls
| length1 = 3:17
| extra1 = Nobody
| title2 = Less Yes's, More No's
| length2 = 4:21
| extra2 = Nobody
| title3 = Kill Your Employer (Recreational Paranoia Is the Sport of Now)
| length3 = 3:50
| extra3 = Boom Bip
| title4 = Ethereal Driftwood
| length4 = 3:43
| extra4 = {{hlist|Busdriver|Nobody}}
| title5 = Secret Skin
| length5 = 3:28
| extra5 = Nobody
| title6 = Sun Shower
| length6 = 4:08
| extra6 = Boom Bip
| title7 = Go Slow
| note7 = featuring Bianca Casady
| length7 = 3:06
| extra7 = {{hlist|Busdriver|Bianca Casady}}
| title8 = The Troglodyte Wins
| length8 = 3:22
| extra8 = Nobody
| title9 = Pompous Posies! Your Party's No Fun
| length9 = 3:10
| extra9 = Nobody
| title10 = (Bloody Paw on the) Kill Floor
| length10 = 3:12
| extra10 = Boom Bip
| title11 = Mr. Mistakes (Bested by the Whisper Chasm)
| length11 = 4:02
| extra11 = Nobody
| title12 = Dream Catcher's Mitt
| length12 = 3:43
| extra12 = Boom Bip
| 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
{{Reflist}}
Further reading
- {{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2014/09/21/busdriver-on-busdriver-the-l-a-cult-hero-talks-us-through-his-career-album-by-album/7/|title=Busdriver on Busdriver: The L.A. cult hero talks us through his career album-by-album (page 7 of 10)|work=Fact|first=Laurent|last=Fintoni|date=September 21, 2014}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|18984|RoadKillOvercoat}}
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