The Weather is a collaboration album among Busdriver

Busdriver

Busdriver is a rapper from Los Angeles currently signed to Epitaph Records and Fake Four Inc-History:...

, Radioinactive

Radioinactive

Radioinactive is an underground hip hop artist from Los Angeles. He has released a number of solo albums, as well as collaborating with artists such as Busdriver, Daedelus and Antimc. He is currently signed to Stranger Touch Records, from which Soundtrack to a Book was released in 2006...

 and Daedelus, released on February 18, 2003. Fitting in with the style of music each artist is known for, it can described as alternative hip hop

Alternative hip hop

Alternative hip hop is a sub-genre of hip hop music. Allmusic defines it as follows: -Origin:...

 with avant-garde

Avant-garde

Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....

 and experimental

Experimental music

Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...

 influences. It is the only album the trio have released together, and no artist has revealed plans for any further projects.

Reaction

The album received very mixed reviews when released. Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...

 praised it, commenting:

Whereas Stylus Magazine

Stylus Magazine

Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002. It featured long-form music journalism, four daily music reviews, movie reviews, a number of different podcasts, an MP3 blog, and a text blog....

criticized the album's consistency, saying:

Track listing