Lousy with Sylvianbriar

Lousy with Sylvianbriar
Studio album by of Montreal
Released	October 8, 2013
Genre	Indie folk, folk rock, psychedelic pop, indie pop
Length	45:29
Label	Polyvinyl
Producer	Kevin Barnes
Of Montreal chronology
Daughter of Cloud (2012) Lousy with Sylvianbriar (2013) Aureate Gloom (2015)
Singles from Lousy with Sylvianbriar
"Fugitive Air" Released: July 23, 2013

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(73/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	(B-)[3]
Consequence of Sound	[4]
Earbuddy	[5]
Paste Magazine	[6]
Pitchfork Media	(7.4/10)[7]
PopMatters	[8]
Sputnikmusic	[9]
Under the Gun Review	9.4/10[10]
Under the Radar	[11]

Lousy with Sylvianbriar is the twelfth studio album by indie rock band of Montreal. It was released on 8 October 2013.^[12] It was recorded at Sunlandic Studios. All songs were engineered by Drew Vandenberg except "Raindrop In My Skull" and "Colossus" done by Kevin Barnes.

Track listing ^[13]

All tracks are written by Kevin Barnes

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fugitive Air"	4:13
2.	"Obsidian Currents"	3:54
3.	"Belle Glade Missionaries"	5:55
4.	"Sirens of Your Toxic Spirit"	4:06
5.	"Colossus"	3:36
6.	"Triumph of Disintegration"	4:12
7.	"Amphibian Days"	5:04
8.	"She Ain't Speakin' Now"	3:40
9.	"Hegira Émigré"	4:02
10.	"Raindrop in My Skull"	2:47
11.	"Imbecile Rages"	4:01

Artwork and packaging

The motorcycle shown on the cover is a Honda CL360 from the mid-1970s.

Personnel

• Kevin Barnes – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
• Rebecca Cash – vocals
• Clayton Rychlik – drums, percussion, vocals
• Jojo Glidewell – piano, keys
• Bennett Lewis – guitars, mandolin, vocals
• Bob Parins – bass guitar, pedal steel, upright bass

Additional performers

• Kishi Bashi – strings on "Hegira Emigre"
• Laura Lutzke – strings on "Raindrop in My Skull"
• Marie Davon – strings on "Sirens of Your Toxic Spirit

References

1. Lousy With Sylvianbriar Reviews - Metacritic
2. Lousy with Sylvianbriar - Of Montreal : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic
3. Of Montreal: Lousy With Sylvianbriar | Music | MusicalWork Review | The A.V. Club
4. Hart, Zach (Oct 10, 2013). "Album Review: Of Montreal - Lousy With Sylvianbriar". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Oct 10, 2013.
5. "Of Montreal - Lousy with Sylvianbriar | Review". 8 October 2013.
6. Of montreal-lousy with sylvianbriar review. Paste.
7. Of Montreal - lousy with sylvanbriar. Pitchfork.
8. of Montreal: Lousy with Sylvianbriar. PopMatters.
9. Of montreal-lousy with sylvianbriar review. Sputnikmusic.
10. "REVIEW: Of Montreal-'Lousy With Sylvianbriar' =Under the Gun Review". October 19, 2013.
11. of Montreal: Lousy With Sylvianbriar (Polyvinyl) - Under the Radar - Indie Music Magazine
12. "Of Montreal announce new album Lousy With Sylvianbriar, share "fugitive air"". Pitchfork. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
13. "Polyvinyl Record Co. - of Montreal - Lousy with Sylvianbriar". Retrieved 2013-08-13.