Lousy with Sylvianbriar

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.

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]

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. http://www.earbuddy.net/37168/montreal-lousy-sylvianbriar-review.html/reviews
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"". 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
13. "Polyvinyl Record Co. - of Montreal - Lousy with Sylvianbriar". Retrieved 2013-08-13.