Root for Ruin

ReleasedAugust 3, 2010 (digital release)

GenreArt punk, indie rock, post-punk

LabelFrenchkiss Records

Root For Ruin
Studio album by Les Savy Fav
Released	August 3, 2010 (digital release)
Genre	Art punk, indie rock, post-punk
Label	Frenchkiss Records
Les Savy Fav chronology
After the Balls Drop (2008) Root For Ruin (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	(B)[1]
Consequence of Sound	[2]
CYAN mag	[3]
One Thirty BPM	(88%)[4]
The Phoenix	[5]
Pitchfork	(7.2/10)[6]
Slant Magazine	[7]
Spin	[8]
Sputnikmusic	[9]

Root for Ruin is Les Savy Fav's fifth studio album. Its scheduled release date was September 14, 2010, but after the album leaked in late July it was given a digital release on August 3, 2010.