Rainwater Cassette Exchange

Rainwater Cassette Exchange is an extended-play by Atlanta-based indie rock band Deerhunter. Much like their previous effort, it was recorded at Rare Book Room Studios in Brooklyn with producer Nicolas Vernhes.[7] It became available for download on May 18, 2009, and released on CD and vinyl on June 8. The EP was distributed by Kranky in the US while 4AD handled overseas distribution. The title track became available for download on April 17.

Rainwater Cassette Exchange
EP by Deerhunter
Released	May 18, 2009
Recorded	February, 2009 at Rare Book Room Studios, Brooklyn, NY[1]
Genre	Garage rock[2] indie rock[3] psychedelia[2][3]
Length	15:18
Label	Kranky 4AD
Producer	Nicolas Vernhes
Deerhunter chronology
Weird Era Cont. (2008) Rainwater Cassette Exchange (2009) Halcyon Digest (2010)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(80/100)[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Clash	(8/10)[5]
Drowned in Sound	(8/10)[6]
Pitchfork	(7.5/10)[2]

Track listing

All songs by Bradford Cox unless otherwise noted.

1. "Rainwater Cassette Exchange" – 2:23
2. "Disappearing Ink" – 2:22 (Moses Archuleta/Bradford Cox/Josh Fauver/Lockett Pundt)
3. "Famous Last Words" – 2:15
4. "Game of Diamonds" – 3:14 (Bradford Cox/Josh Fauver)
5. "Circulation" – 5:04 (Moses Archuleta/Bradford Cox)

Chart positions

Charts (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard Heatseekers[8]	28

References

1. "New Deerhunter – "Rainwater Cassette Exchange"". Stereogum. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
2. Pitchfork Media review
3. Allmusic review
4. Critic Reviews for Rainwater Cassette Exchange. Metacritic. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
5. Clash review
6. Drowned in Sound review
7. "Deerhunter Prep Rainwater Cassette Exchange EP and Premiere MP3 | News". Pitchfork. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
8. "Deerhunter - Heatseekers Albums chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2013.

External links

• Deerhunter on 4AD Records official website