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Released
  
February 19, 2013

Release date
  
19 February 2013

Label
  
Caldo Verde Records

Artist
  
Mark Kozelek

Producer
  
Mark Kozelek

Genre
  
Indie folk

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Recorded
  
April 16, 2011 – October 21, 2012; San Francisco

Like Rats (2013)
  
Perils From The Sea (2013)

Similar
  
Mark Kozelek albums, Indie folk albums

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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.

Contents

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

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Critical response

Like Rats received acclaim upon its release. 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". 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."

Track listing

  1. "I" (Bad Brains)
  2. "Like Rats" (Godflesh)
  3. "Free-For-All" (Ted Nugent)
  4. "Young Girls" (Bruno Mars)
  5. "Right Back Where We Started From" (Maxine Nightingale)
  6. "Time Is Love" (Josh Turner)
  7. "Silly Girl" (The Descendents)
  8. "Onward" (Yes)
  9. "Carpet Crawlers" (Genesis)
  10. "13" (Danzig)
  11. "Green Hell" (The Misfits)
  12. "I Killed Mommy (Dayglo Abortions)
  13. "I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher)

Musicians

  • Mark Kozelek – vocals, acoustic guitar

    • Recording personnel

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

    • Artwork

  • Mark Kozelek – photography
  • Et Cetera – sleeve design

    • Songs

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    2Like Rats2:26
    3Free-For-All2:16

    References

    Like Rats Wikipedia
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