IV (Veruca Salt album)

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.

IV
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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
IGN	(6.6/10)
The Phoenix
Spin	(favourable)

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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 tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

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

External links

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