Root for Ruin

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Root For Ruin
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 3, 2010 (digital release)
Genre Art punk, indie rock, post-punk
Label Frenchkiss Records
Les Savy Fav chronology
After the Balls Drop
(2008)
Root For Ruin
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club (B) [1]
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One Thirty BPM (88%) [4]
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Pitchfork (7.2/10) [6]
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Root for Ruin is Les Savy Fav's fifth studio album. Its scheduled release date was September 14, 2010, but after the album leaked in late July it was given a digital release on August 3, 2010.

Contents

Track listing

  1. “Appetites” - 3:33
  2. “Dirty Knails” - 3:06
  3. “Sleepless in Silverlake” - 3:41
  4. “Let's Get Out of Here” - 3:33
  5. “Lips n' Stuff” - 3:48
  6. “Poltergeist” - 3:42
  7. “High and Unhinged” - 3:53
  8. “Excess Energies” - 3:03
  9. “Dear Crutches” - 4:13
  10. “Calm Down” - 2:46
  11. “Clear Spirits” - 3:53

Credits

Les Savy Fav

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