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The Runners Four

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The Runners Four
Studio album by
Deerhoof
ReleasedOctober 11, 2005
Genre
Length56:01
Label
ProducerDeerhoof
Deerhoof chronology
Green Cosmos
(2005) 		The Runners Four
(2005) 		Untitled Deerhoof EP
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
Houston Chronicle4/5[6]
The Independent[7]
Mojo[8]
NME7/10[9]
Pitchfork9.0/10[1]
Rolling Stone[10]
SpinB+[11]
Uncut[12]

The Runners Four is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Deerhoof, released on October 11, 2005 by Kill Rock Stars, ATP Recordings and 5 Rue Christine. A vinyl edition with a different cover was released by the label Children of Hoof.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Deerhoof

No.TitleLength
1."Chatterboxes"2:32
2."Twin Killers"2:16
3."Running Thoughts"3:45
4."Vivid Cheek Love Song"2:14
5."O'Malley, Former Underdog"2:16
6."Odyssey"2:55
7."Wrong Time Capsule"2:52
8."Spirit Ditties of No Tone"4:07
9."Scream Team"2:40
10."You Can See"3:20
11."Midnight Bicycle Mystery"1:59
12."After Me the Deluge"3:59
13."Siriustar"4:37
14."Lemon and Little Lemon"2:04
15."Lightning Rod, Run"2:15
16."Bone-Dry"2:15
17."News from a Bird"1:23
18."Spy on You"2:12
19."You're Our Two"2:24
20."Rrrrrrright"3:57
Total length:56:01

Personnel

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  • Chris Cohen – bass, vocals
  • John Dieterich – guitar, vocals
  • Satomi Matsuzaki – guitar, vocals
  • Greg Saunier – drums, vocals

Charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 50
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 46

References

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  1. ^ a b Sylvester, Nick (October 9, 2005). "Deerhoof: The Runners Four". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Pitchfork Staff (October 2, 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 27, 2023. Apple O' caught them at the tipping point between their noisier early days and the comparatively delicate art-pop of all of their records since.
  3. ^ "Reviews for The Runners Four by Deerhoof". Metacritic. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  4. ^ Phares, Heather. "The Runners Four – Deerhoof". AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Nash, Alanna (November 7, 2005). "The Runners Four". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  6. ^ Chonin, Neva (October 9, 2005). "Deerhoof: The Runners Four (Kill Rock Stars)". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. ^ Sauma, Luiza (October 23, 2005). "Deerhoof: The Runners Four (ATP Recordings)". The Independent.
  8. ^ "Deerhoof: The Runners Four". Mojo (145): 100. December 2005.
  9. ^ "Deerhoof: The Runners Four". NME: 35. October 15, 2005.
  10. ^ Relic, Peter (November 28, 2005). "Deerhoof: The Runners Four". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 5, 2006. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  11. ^ "Quick Cuts". Spin. 21 (11): 101. November 2005. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  12. ^ "Deerhoof: The Runners Four". Uncut (103): 116. December 2005.
  13. ^ "Deerhoof Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  14. ^ "Deerhoof Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
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