| The Ruminant Band | ||||
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| Released | August 4, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The A.V. Club | (B+) [2] |
| Robert Christgau | (A-) [3] |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10) [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.4/10) [5] |
| PopMatters | (7/10) [6] |
| Spin | [7] |
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