| Chrome Rats vs. Basement Rutz | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 10, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | May 12–16, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk, no wave, noise rock | |||
| Length | 40:27 | |||
| Label | Gold Standard Laboratories | |||
| Producer | Johnny Jewel | |||
| Chromatics chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 6.0/10 [2] |
Chrome Rats Vs. Basement Rutz is the debut studio album by Chromatics, released in 2003 on the Gold Standard Laboratories record label. [3] [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "NBA" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Washed Up on a Beach of Infants" | 2:38 |
| 3. | "Lithium Jaws" | 2:00 |
| 4. | "Copper Fence" | 2:08 |
| 5. | "Slant" | 1:51 |
| 6. | "Hannah's Song" | 1:25 |
| 7. | "Felt Tongue" | 1:49 |
| 8. | "Skill Fall" | 2:40 |
| 9. | "Jungle" | 0:30 |
| 10. | "Two of Every Creature" | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Fertile Future" | 2:14 |
| 12. | "Left Shoulder" | 3:15 |
| 13. | "Cave Care" | 1:05 |
| 14. | "Plastic Kross" | 3:07 |
| 15. | "Shrieking Rows" | 4:22 |
| 16. | "Untitled" | 5:11 |
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