RoadKillOvercoat

RoadKillOvercoat is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Epitaph Records in 2007.[10]

RoadKillOvercoat
Studio album by
Busdriver
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2007 (2007-01-30)
GenreHip hop
Length43:22
LabelEpitaph Records
ProducerNobody, Boom Bip, Busdriver, Bianca Casady
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)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau[3]
Cokemachineglow71/100[4]
Exclaim!mixed[5]
Pitchfork6.9/10[6]
Spinmixed[7]
Stylus MagazineB+[8]
XLR8Rfavorable[9]

Critical reception

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".[1]

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."[6]

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"Busdriver, Nobody3:43
5."Secret Skin"Nobody3:28
6."Sun Shower"Boom Bip4:08
7."Go Slow" (featuring Bianca Casady)Busdriver, Bianca Casady3:06
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

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

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