Random Spirit Lover

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Random Spirit Lover
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 9, 2007
RecordedJanuary 2007
Genre Indie rock
Length58:30
Label Jagjaguwar
Sunset Rubdown chronology
Shut Up I Am Dreaming
(2006)
Random Spirit Lover
(2007)
Sunset Rubdown Introducing Moonface
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Filter 90% [2]
Now Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 8.5/10.0 [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Robert Christgau C+ [6]
SoundsectStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Stylus A [8]
Twisted EarStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [9]

Random Spirit Lover is Sunset Rubdown's third LP, released on October 9, 2007. The album marked Sunset Rubdown's change from the Absolutely Kosher Records label to the Bloomington, Indiana-based Jagjaguwar records. The album was recorded in January 2007 at Breakglass Studios in Montreal with Jace Lasek and Dave Smith. [10]

Contents

The album was leaked on July 27, 2007.

The album was voted in as the 14th best album of 2007 by readers of Pitchfork, while garnering the most 1st place votes. [11]

Track listing

  1. "The Mending of the Gown" – 5:36
  2. "Magic vs. Midas" – 5:59
  3. "Up on Your Leopard, Upon the End of Your Feral Days" – 4:47
  4. "The Courtesan Has Sung" – 4:31
  5. "Winged/Wicked Things" – 4:46
  6. "Colt Stands Up, Grows Horns" – 4:54
  7. "Stallion" – 6:45
  8. "For the Pier (and Dead Shimmering)" – 5:14
  9. "The Taming of the Hands That Came Back to Life" – 6:06
  10. "Setting vs. Rising" – 2:23
  11. "Trumpet, Trumpet, Toot! Toot!" – 5:28
  12. "Child-Heart Losers" – 2:01

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