IV (Veruca Salt album)

2006 studio album by Veruca Salt

Studio album by

Veruca Salt

Released| September 12, 2006
Genre| Alternative rock, indie rock
Length| 55:17
Label| Sympathy for the Record Industry
Producer| Rae DeLio, Louise Post
Veruca Salt chronology
| Lords of Sounds and Lesser Things [EP]
(2005)  | IV
(2006)  | MMXIV [EP]
(2014)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
IGN| 6.6/10[2]
The Phoenix| [3]
Spin| (favourable)[4]

IV is the fourth full-length studio album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. It was released on September 12, 2006, in the United States and on September 25, 2006, in Australia. This is the last album to feature Stephen Fitzpatrick on guitars and the only album to feature Kellii Scott on drums and Nicole Fiorentino on bass.

## Track listing

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1.| "So Weird"| Fitzpatrick, Post| 3:35
2.| "Centipede"| Fitzpatrick, Post| 3:00
3.| "Innocent"| Fitzpatrick, Post| 2:52
4.| "Circular Trend"| Post| 2:42
5.| "Perfect Love"| Post| 3:42
6.| "Closer"| Fitzpatrick, Post, Stack| 3:27
7.| "Sick as Your Secrets"| Fitzpatrick, Post| 5:36
8.| "Wake Up Dead"| Post| 3:34
9.| "Damage Done"| Post| 4:09
10.| "Blissful Queen"| Post| 3:44
11.| "The Sun"| Fitzpatrick, Post| 3:57
12.| "Comes and Goes"| Post| 2:29
13.| "Save You"| Fitzpatrick, Post| 4:24
14.| "Salt Flat Epic"| Fitzpatrick, Post| 7:57
Total length:| 55:17

Japanese bonus tracksNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Blood on My Hands"| Fitzpatrick, Post| 3:30
2.| "For Days"| Post| 4:08

* "Blood on My Hands" and "For Days", as well as alternate recordings of "The Sun" and "Save You", were originally released on the 2005 EP, Lords of Sounds and Lesser Things.

## Personnel

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Veruca Salt

* Louise Post – vocals, guitars, percussion, production
* Stephen Fitzpatrick – guitars, mellotron
* Kellii Scott – drums, percussion
* Nicole Fiorentino – bass guitar

Additional musicians

* Matt Walker – percussion, drums
* Solomon Snyder – bass guitar
* Paul Wiancko – cello
* Jonny Polonsky – piano
* Rae DeLio – production, engineering, mixing
* David Cheppa – mastering
* Tony Shanks – design and art direction
* Tate Wittenberg – photography
* Claire Coleman – make-up

## References

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1. ^ IV at AllMusic
2. ^ "Veruca Salt - IV". IGN. January 5, 2007. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023.
3. ^ The Phoenix Review
4. ^ Spin Review

## External links

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* Veruca Salt Official Site Archived 2005-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

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Veruca Salt

* Louise Post
* Nina Gordon
* Jim Shapiro
* Steve Lack

* Stacy Jones
* Nicole Fiorentino

Albums|

* American Thighs
* Eight Arms to Hold You
* Resolver
* IV
* Ghost Notes

EPs|

* Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt
* Officially Dead
* Lords of Sounds and Lesser Things
* MMXIV

Singles|

* "Seether"
* "Number One Blind"
* "Victrola"
* "Volcano Girls"
* "Born Entertainer"
* "Officially Dead"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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