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Rainwater Cassette Exchange

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Rainwater Cassette Exchange
EP by
ReleasedMay 18, 2009
RecordedFebruary, 2009 at Rare Book Room Studios, Brooklyn, NY[1]
Genre
Length15:18
Label
ProducerNicolas Vernhes
Deerhunter chronology
Weird Era Cont.
(2008)
Rainwater Cassette Exchange
(2009)
Halcyon Digest
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(80/100)[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Clash(8/10)[5]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[6]
Pitchfork(7.5/10)[2]

Rainwater Cassette Exchange is an extended-play by Atlanta-based indie rock band Deerhunter. Much like their previous effort, it was recorded at Rare Book Room Studios in Brooklyn with producer Nicolas Vernhes.[7] It became available for download on May 18, 2009, and released on CD and vinyl on June 8. The EP was distributed by Kranky in the US while 4AD handled overseas distribution. The title track became available for download on April 17.

Track listing

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All songs by Bradford Cox unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Rainwater Cassette Exchange" – 2:23
  2. "Disappearing Ink" – 2:22 (Moses Archuleta/Bradford Cox/Josh Fauver/Lockett Pundt)
  3. "Famous Last Words" – 2:15
  4. "Game of Diamonds" – 3:14 (Bradford Cox/Josh Fauver)
  5. "Circulation" – 5:04 (Moses Archuleta/Bradford Cox)

Chart positions

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Charts (2009) Peak
position
US Billboard Heatseekers[8] 28

References

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  1. ^ "New Deerhunter – "Rainwater Cassette Exchange"". Stereogum. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  2. ^ a b c Pitchfork Media review
  3. ^ a b c Allmusic review
  4. ^ Critic Reviews for Rainwater Cassette Exchange. Metacritic. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  5. ^ Clash review
  6. ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  7. ^ "Deerhunter Prep Rainwater Cassette Exchange EP and Premiere MP3 | News". Pitchfork. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  8. ^ "Deerhunter - Heatseekers Albums chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
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