{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = The Remainderer | type = ep | artist = the Fall | cover = The_Remainderer.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2013|11|9}} | recorded = 2013 | venue = | studio = | genre = Post-punk | length = 26:46 <small>(CD)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-remainderer-mw0002585706|title=The Remainderer - The Fall - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref> | label = Cherry Red | producer = *Mark E. Smith *Simon Archer | prev_title = Re-Mit | prev_year = 2013 | next_title = Sub-Lingual Tablet | next_year = 2015 }}
'''''The Remainderer''''' is an EP by the Fall, released on 9 November 2013.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://louderthanwar.com/the-fall-the-remainderer-ep-ep-review/|title=The Fall: The Remainderer EP - ep review|last=Bardsley|first=Andrew|date=2013-11-14|work=Louder Than War|access-date=2017-06-18|language=en-GB}}</ref> It has five new songs by the group and a medley of two Gene Vincent covers, "Say Mama" and "Race With the Devil". The title track was previously played live.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/14119-the-fall-remainderer-review|title=Reviews: The Fall - Remainderer|last=O'Keeffe|first=Niall|date=13 December 2013|work=The Quietus|access-date=2017-06-18}}</ref> "Race with the Devil" is not a new recording, but a live performance recorded at the John Peel 50th-anniversary concert back in 1989 with the ''Extricate'' lineup; this recording had previously appeared on ''The Fall Red Box Set 1976-2007''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/reformationposttpm/fall-tracks/race-with-the-devil|title=Race With The Devil - Reformation!|website=sites.google.com|access-date=2017-06-20}}</ref> The last song, "Touchy Pad" features Tamsin Middleton of Manchester band Mr Heart on vocals.<ref name=":0" /> The release was explained as a bridging point by the record company.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18816-the-fall-remainderer-ep/|title=Remainderer EP Album Review|last=Berman|first=Stuart|date=12 December 2013|website=Pitchfork|language=en|access-date=2017-06-18}}</ref> The vinyl version features earlier mixes that differ from the CD.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2013/12/20/the-fall-the-remainderer-ep-cherry-red-records/|title=The Fall - 'The Remainderer EP' (Cherry Red Records)|last=Scott|first=Ben|date=2 December 2013|website=God Is In The TV|access-date=2017-06-20}}</ref> The release was followed by a number of live-shows.<ref name=":1" />
== Critical reaction == {{Album ratings | MC = 73/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-remainderer-ep/the-fall|title=Reviews for The Remainderer by The Fall|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=9 September 2021}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Jeffries">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-remainderer-mw0002585706|title=The Remainderer|first=David|last=Jeffries|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=9 September 2021}}</ref> | rev2 = ''God Is in the TV'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2013/12/20/the-fall-the-remainderer-ep-cherry-red-records/|title=The Fall – ‘The Remainderer EP’ (Cherry Red Records)|first=Ben P.|last=Scott|work=God Is in the TV|date=20 December 2013|accessdate=9 September 2021}}</ref> | rev3 = ''The Line of Best Fit'' | rev3Score = 7.5/10<ref name="TLOBF"/> | rev4 = ''NME'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="NME"/> | rev5 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev5Score = 6.9/10<ref name=":2" /> }}
''The Remainderer'' was positively received, receiving an 73/100 score at Metacritic.com.<ref name="MC" />
''The Quietus'' described the title track as "full of mischief and malevolence" and the rest of the EP as "answering the call of the weird".<ref name=":0" /> ''Pitchfork'' noted the longevity of the line-up as "an encouraging sign that stability has yet to ossify into stagnation with this ongoing iteration of the band, who formidably exercise their elasticity over the course of these six wildly divergent tracks".<ref name=":2" /> ''The Line of Best Fit'' commented that the EP "isn’t necessarily consistently solid, but it’s decidedly close. Fundamentally though it’s reaffirmation of their aptitude for quantity ''and'' quality".<ref name="TLOBF">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/the-fall-the-remainderer-ep-142479|title=The Fall – The Remainderer EP|last=Scott|first=Hayley|date=9 December 2013|work=The Line of Best Fit|access-date=2017-06-19|language=en}}</ref> ''NME'' found the EP to "sound like someone’s brought Elvis back to life".<ref name="NME">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-the-fall-2-14961|title=Review: The Fall - 'The Remainderer EP'|last=Lloyd|first=Kate|date=22 November 2013|website=NME|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-21}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{track listing | total_length = | title1 = The Remainderer | writer1 = Mark E. Smith | length1 = 4:34 | title2 = Amorator! | writer2 = Smith, Keiron Melling | length2 = 3:24 | title3 = Mister Rode | writer3 = Smith, Melling, Dave Spurr, Peter Greenway | length3 = 6:39 | title4 = {{not a typo|Rememberance}} R | writer4 = Smith, Melling, Spurr | length4 = 6:09 | title5 = Say Mama" / "Race with the Devil (live) | writer5 = John Meeks, Johnny Earl / Gene Vincent, Tex Davis | length5 = 3:07 | title6 = Touchy Pad | writer6 = Smith, Elena Poulou | length6 = 2:25 }}
==Personnel== ;The Fall * Mark E. Smith – vocals, production * Elena Poulou – keyboards * Peter Greenway – guitar * Dave Spurr – bass * Keiron Melling – drums
;Additional personnel * Daren Garratt – drums on "The Remainderer", "Amorator!", "Mister Rode" and "Say Mama" ''(uncredited)'' * Simon "Ding" Archer – production, voice on "{{not a typo|Rememberance}} R" * Tamsin Middleton – vocals on "Touchy Pad" * Martin Bramah – guitar on "Race With The Devil" ''(uncredited)'' * Craig Scanlon – guitar on "Race With The Devil" ''(uncredited)'' * Steve Hanley – bass on "Race With The Devil" ''(uncredited)'' * Marcia Schofield – keyboards on "Race With The Devil" ''(uncredited)'' * Simon Wolstencroft – drums on "Race With The Devil" ''(uncredited)''
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