The Runners Four

The Runners Four
Studio album by Deerhoof
Released	October 11, 2005
Genre	Pop rock [1] art pop [2]
Length	56:01
Label	Kill Rock Stars ATP 5 Rue Christine Children of Hoof
Producer	Deerhoof
Deerhoof chronology
Green Cosmos (2005) The Runners Four (2005) Untitled Deerhoof EP (2006)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B [5]
Houston Chronicle	4/5 [6]
The Independent	[7]
Mojo	[8]
NME	7/10 [9]
Pitchfork	9.0/10 [1]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Spin	B+ [11]
Uncut	[12]

The Runners Four is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Deerhoof, released on October 11, 2005 by Kill Rock Stars, ATP Recordings and 5 Rue Christine. A vinyl edition with a different cover was released by the label Children of Hoof.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Deerhoof.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chatterboxes"	2:32
2.	"Twin Killers"	2:16
3.	"Running Thoughts"	3:45
4.	"Vivid Cheek Love Song"	2:14
5.	"O'Malley, Former Underdog"	2:16
6.	"Odyssey"	2:55
7.	"Wrong Time Capsule"	2:52
8.	"Spirit Ditties of No Tone"	4:07
9.	"Scream Team"	2:40
10.	"You Can See"	3:20
11.	"Midnight Bicycle Mystery"	1:59
12.	"After Me the Deluge"	3:59
13.	"Siriustar"	4:37
14.	"Lemon and Little Lemon"	2:04
15.	"Lightning Rod, Run"	2:15
16.	"Bone-Dry"	2:15
17.	"News from a Bird"	1:23
18.	"Spy on You"	2:12
19.	"You're Our Two"	2:24
20.	"Rrrrrrright"	3:57
Total length:		56:01

Personnel

• Chris Cohen – bass, vocals
• John Dieterich – guitar, vocals
• Satomi Matsuzaki – guitar, vocals
• Greg Saunier – drums, vocals

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [13]	50
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [14]	46

References

1. Sylvester, Nick (October 9, 2005). "Deerhoof: The Runners Four". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 3, 2016.
2. Pitchfork Staff (October 2, 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 27, 2023. Apple O' caught them at the tipping point between their noisier early days and the comparatively delicate art-pop of all of their records since.
3. "Reviews for The Runners Four by Deerhoof". Metacritic . Retrieved June 3, 2016.
4. Phares, Heather. "The Runners Four – Deerhoof". AllMusic . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
5. Nash, Alanna (November 7, 2005). "The Runners Four". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
6. Chonin, Neva (October 9, 2005). "Deerhoof: The Runners Four (Kill Rock Stars)". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved August 2, 2019.
7. Sauma, Luiza (October 23, 2005). "Deerhoof: The Runners Four (ATP Recordings)". The Independent .
8. "Deerhoof: The Runners Four". Mojo (145): 100. December 2005.
9. "Deerhoof: The Runners Four". NME : 35. October 15, 2005.
10. Relic, Peter (November 28, 2005). "Deerhoof: The Runners Four". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on January 5, 2006. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
11. "Quick Cuts". Spin . 21 (11): 101. November 2005. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
12. "Deerhoof: The Runners Four". Uncut (103): 116. December 2005.
13. "Deerhoof Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
14. "Deerhoof Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2016.