# RoadKillOvercoat

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2007 studio album by Busdriver

RoadKillOvercoat Studio album by Busdriver Released January 30, 2007 (2007-01-30) Genre Hip hop Length 43:22 Label Epitaph Records Producer Nobody Boom Bip Busdriver Bianca Casady Busdriver chronology Fear of a Black Tangent (2005) RoadKillOvercoat (2007) Jhelli Beam (2009) Singles from RoadKillOvercoat "Kill Your Employer (Recreational Paranoia Is the Sport of Now)" Released: 2006 (2006) "Sun Shower" Released: 2007 (2007)

***RoadKillOvercoat*** is the fifth studio album by American rapper [Busdriver](/source/Busdriver). It was released on [Epitaph Records](/source/Epitaph_Records) in 2007.[1]

## Critical reception

Professional ratings Aggregate scores 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](/source/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](/source/Pitchfork_(website))* gave the album a 6.9 out of 10, saying, "[Nobody](/source/Nobody_(producer)) and [Boom Bip](/source/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](/source/City_Pages)* placed it at number 10 on the "Top 10 Albums of 2007" list.[11]

## Track listing

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" Busdriver Nobody 3:43 5. "Secret Skin" Nobody 3:28 6. "Sun Shower" Boom Bip 4:08 7. "Go Slow" (featuring Bianca Casady) Busdriver 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

Credits adapted from liner notes.

- [Busdriver](/source/Busdriver) – vocals, production (4, 7)

- [Nobody](/source/Nobody_(producer)) – production (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11)

- [Boom Bip](/source/Boom_Bip) – production (3, 6, 10, 12), vocals (12)

- [Bianca Casady](/source/CocoRosie) – vocals (7), production (7)

- [Isaiah Ikey Owens](/source/Isaiah_%22Ikey%22_Owens) – synthesizer (11)

- Yadira Brown – vocals (12)

- Seripop – design

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["RoadKillOvercoat"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070317004018/http://epitaph.com/artists/album/504). *[Epitaph Records](/source/Epitaph_Records)*. Archived from [the original](http://epitaph.com/artists/album/504) on March 17, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-metacritic_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-metacritic_2-1) ["Roadkill Overcoat by Busdriver"](http://www.metacritic.com/music/roadkill-overcoat/busdriver). *[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)*. [CBS Interactive](/source/CBS_Interactive). Retrieved November 16, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Brown, Marisa. ["RoadKillOvercoat - Busdriver"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/roadkillovercoat-mw0000562199). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Christgau, Robert](/source/Robert_Christgau). ["Busdriver"](https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Busdriver). *[Christgau's Consumer Guide](/source/Christgau's_Consumer_Guide)*. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Sinacola, Dom (February 2, 2007). ["Busdriver: RoadkillOvercoat"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070906181927/http://www.cokemachineglow.com/reviews/busdriver_roadkillovercoat2007.html). *[Cokemachineglow](/source/Cokemachineglow)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.cokemachineglow.com/reviews/busdriver_roadkillovercoat2007.html) on September 6, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Khanna, Vish (February 26, 2007). ["Busdriver - RoadKillOvercoat"](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/busdriver-roadkillovercoat). *[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)*. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pitchfork_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pitchfork_7-1) Crock, Jason (February 1, 2007). ["Busdriver: RoadKillOvercoat"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9832-roadkillovercoat/). *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))*. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Aaron, Charles (March 30, 2007). ["Busdriver, 'RoadKillOvercoat' (Anti-/Epitaph)"](https://www.spin.com/2007/03/busdriver-roadkillovercoat-anti-epitaph/). *[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Weiss, Dan (October 12, 2007). ["Busdriver - Roadkillovercoat"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100201060641/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/busdriver/roadkillovercoat.htm). *[Stylus Magazine](/source/Stylus_Magazine)*. Archived from [the original](http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/busdriver/roadkillovercoat.htm) on February 1, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Mackey, Robbie (February 22, 2007). ["Busdriver: RoadKillOvercoat"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150912052046/http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/2007/02/roadkillovercoat/). *[XLR8R](/source/XLR8R)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/2007/02/roadkillovercoat/) on September 12, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Shaw, Jeff (December 28, 2007). ["My Top 10 Albums of 2007"](http://www.citypages.com/music/my-top-10-albums-of-2007-6629522). *[City Pages](/source/City_Pages)*. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

## Further reading

- 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)"](https://www.factmag.com/2014/09/21/busdriver-on-busdriver-the-l-a-cult-hero-talks-us-through-his-career-album-by-album/7/). *[Fact](/source/Fact_(UK_magazine))*.

## External links

- *[RoadKillOvercoat](https://www.discogs.com/master/18984)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases)

v t e Busdriver Solo albums Memoirs of the Elephant Man (1999) Temporary Forever (2002) Cosmic Cleavage (2004) Fear of a Black Tangent (2005) RoadKillOvercoat (2007) Jhelli Beam (2009) Beaus$Eros (2012) Perfect Hair (2014) Electricity Is on Our Side (2018) Collaborative albums The Weather (2003) 10 Haters (2011) Mixtapes Computer Cooties (2010) Thumbs (2015) Singles "Imaginary Places" "Avantcore"

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