"Roscoe" is the lead single from Midlake's sophomore album The Trials of Van Occupanther.
[2] The Trials of Van Occupanther, for which Roscoe is the lead single, was recorded at the band's Texas studio.
[6] The Austin Chronicle praised its "delicate vocals,"[7] and Pitchfork complained that "nothing else here comes close [to Roscoe]" on the album.
[10] Tiny Mix Tapes, in contrast, described the album as "a sterile, ineffectual effort that trades in confidence for reticence."
Their review, which is the most negative recorded by Metacritic, knocked the loss of synthesizers and aggressive vocals in Roscoe.