Roadkill Overcoat
by Busdriver
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Jan 30, 2007
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Urb
    90
    Strap on your seatbelt, 'cause you never been on a ride like this befo.' [Jan/Feb 2006, p.78]
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  2. Sputnikmusic
    80
    Busdriver gives his best performance thus far.
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    80
    His choruses are instantly memorable and his word-soup lyricism easily places him in the upper echelon of intelligent emcees, somewhere between MF Doom and Dose One.
  5. cokemachineglow
    71
    A fantastically pedicured amalgam of every side and thing Busdriver thinks he can effectively be.
  6. Prefix Magazine
    70
    Roadkill Overcoat is a thorny album, one that doesn't give itself over easy, and definitely not on first listen.
  7. NOW Magazine
    70
    There's still space for reliable 'Driver fare: paranoid, vocab-intensive rhymes, self-deprecation and absurd imagery woven into a frayed lyrical tapestry that begs to be unravelled.
  8. Hartford Courant
    70
    Besides his singular style on the mike, it's Busdriver's willingness to challenge orthodoxy that's most refreshing.
  9. Pitchfork
    69
    Maybe some thought Busdriver sounded self-satisfied before, but he used to sound one step ahead of the listener instead of running to catch up.

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Aaron*
    Mar 9, 2007
    7
    Great album. Vocally, he's the same Busdriver, but I miss Paris' production from Temporary Forever. The producers on this album are Great album. Vocally, he's the same Busdriver, but I miss Paris' production from Temporary Forever. The producers on this album are all over the place. Sometimes their efforts hit (Sunshowers, Kill Your Employer, Pompous Posies), and sometimes, they're just boring run-of-the-mill hip-hop beats.… Full Review »
  2. JakeB.
    Feb 16, 2007
    8
    great album, for people who enjoy creative and fast pace rap music.
  3. JamalS.
    Feb 16, 2007
    8
    Besides the track with CocoRosie, I really like this CD. It does take a while to sink in, but overall, I prefer the darker production here to Besides the track with CocoRosie, I really like this CD. It does take a while to sink in, but overall, I prefer the darker production here to the overly "sugar" production on FoaBT. Lyrically, nothing tops Fear's Reheated Pop, but it all remains interesting and relevant. It's a great debut for his new label, and I think it proves that Busdriver is so close to a break out album that it isn't even funny. High 7's, rounded up.… Full Review »
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