The Weight's on the Wheels

The Weight's on the Wheels
Studio album by The Russian Futurists
Released	November 16, 2010
Genre	Indie pop
Length	37:28
Label	Upper Class Recordings
Producer	Matthew Adam Hart
The Russian Futurists chronology
Our Thickness (2005) The Weight's on the Wheels (2010)

The Weight's on the Wheels is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie pop band The Russian Futurists, released on November 16, 2010 on Upper Class Recordings.

Reception

According to Metacritic, The Weight's on the Wheels has a score of 63 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[1] One of the most positive reviews came from Robert Christgau, who gave the album an A− grade.^[2] In contrast, Matthew Cole of Slant Magazine awarded the album a mere half-star out of five, calling it "a candygram from the heart of a giddy, geeky romantic who has somehow had his rose-tinted frames surgically grafted to his face."^[3]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	63/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
American Songwriter	[5]
The A.V. Club	C[6]
Filter	83%[7]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)	A–[2]
NOW	3/5[8]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[9]
PopMatters	7/10[10]
Slant Magazine	[3]
Spin	7/10[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matthew Adam Hart

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hoeing Weeds Sowing Seeds"	3:39
2.	"Golden Years"	4:14
3.	"One Night, One Kiss"	5:15
4.	"Register My Firearms? No Way!"	2:51
5.	"100 Shopping Days 'Til Christmas"	3:53
6.	"To Be Honest"	3:17
7.	"Plates"	2:53
8.	"Tripping Horses"	3:03
9.	"Walk with a Crutch"	3:20
10.	"Horseshoe Fortune"	5:03
Total length:		37:28

References

1. "The Weight's on the Wheels". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
2. Christgau, Robert (2011-07-05). "Teddybears/Russian Futurists". MSN Music. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
3. Cole, Matthew (14 November 2010). "The Weight's on the Wheels". Slant. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
4. Hoffman, K. Ross (16 November 2010). "The Weight's on the Wheels". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
5. Reed, Ryan (2011-02-02). "The Russian Futurists: The Weight's On The Wheels". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
6. Hawthorne, Marc (30 November 2010). "The Weight's On the Wheels". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
7. Flanagan, Spencer (2010-12-29). "The Russian Futurists". Filter. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
8. Huffa, Joanne (2010-11-18). "The Russian Futurists - The Weight's On The Wheels". NOW. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
9. Love, Joshua (19 November 2010). "The Weight's on the Wheels". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
10. Houle, Zachary (6 January 2011). "The Weight's on the Wheels". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
11. Martins, Chris (16 November 2010). "The Weight's on the Wheels". Spin. Retrieved 9 November 2013.