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Like Rats

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Like Rats
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2013
RecordedApril 16, 2011 – October 21, 2012; San Francisco
GenreIndie folk
Length32:31
LabelCaldo Verde Records
ProducerMark Kozelek
Mark Kozelek chronology
Among the Leaves
(2012)
Like Rats
(2013)
Perils From The Sea
(2013)

Like Rats is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek, released on February 19, 2013 on Caldo Verde Records. Self-produced by Kozelek, the album is a collection of acoustic cover songs.

The album was released on the same day as Kozelek's live album, Live at Phoenix Public House Melbourne (2013).

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic64/100[1]
Review scores
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Pitchfork Media6.7/10[2]

Like Rats received mostly positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 64, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1] Pitchfork Media's Stephen Deusner gave the album a mostly positive review stating, "His previous covers albums have been fan favorites, presenting his melancholy takes on songs by AC/DC, John Denver, Low, and Stephen Sondheim, but this new collection may be his most varied and adventurous. The track list portrays a man with broad listening habits, who not only translates these songs into his own particular style but erases the distinctions between genres."[2]

Track listing

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Personnel

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Musicians

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Recording personnel

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  • Mark Kozelek – producer
  • Aaron Prellwitz – recording
  • Nathan Winter – recording
  • Joshua Stoddard – recording
  • Gabe Shepard – recording

Artwork

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  • Mark Kozelek – photography
  • Et Cetera – sleeve design

References

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  1. ^ a b Critic Reviews for Like Rats. Metacritic. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b Deusner, Stephen. Mark Kozelek: Live at Phoenix Public House Melbourne/Like Rats. Pitchfork Media. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.