Rainwater Cassette Exchange

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Rainwater Cassette Exchange
Deerhunter - Rainwater Cassette Exchange.jpg
EP by
ReleasedMay 18, 2009
RecordedFebruary, 2009 at Rare Book Room Studios, Brooklyn, NY [1]
Genre
Length15:18
Label
Producer Nicolas 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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

Track listing

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

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

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