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9.2
59824
9.2 |
Paste Magazine
Whether exposing light or dark, or some blank hue in the middle, Barnes has all but bulls-eyed his status as a brilliantly daring artist on Lousy
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9.0
59837
9.0 |
musicOMH
The band’s best in a long, long time
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9.0
59766
9.0 |
All Music
The most memorable, lasting, and relatable albums in Of Montreal's extensive catalog, and easily one of the best
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8.0
59767
8.0 |
The 405
Another genuinely exciting album, and it's brilliant to be able to maintain that with twelve albums already in the bag
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8.0
59847
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
An album that looks to the past while illuminating perfectly the many talents of its contemporary creator
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8.0
59876
8.0 |
Clash
A genre-morphing triumph that reveals new surprises with each listen
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8.0
59822
8.0 |
PopMatters
While not reaching the flamboyant, glitter-dizzy heights of the band’s very best, it manages to be the band’s finest offering since the band’s 2006 crown jewel, Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
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7.6
59804
7.6 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Predictably unpredictable in the sense that it sweeps the deck clear once again by placing Barnes back on the organic, stripped-down song cycle that characterized his late ‘90s output
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7.5
59763
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
While of Montreal aren’t exactly strutting 2007-style again, their tweaked, re-energized sound has them strutting nonetheless
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7.4
59880
7.4 |
Pitchfork
Arguably the best—not to mention the funniest, prickliest, most purple, and least fastidious—Of Montreal album since Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
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7.0
59878
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Won’t ever be viewed as the quintessential Of Montreal album
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7.0
60518
7.0 |
Uncut
Bitter but sweet enough. Print edition only
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7.0
59787
7.0 |
Under The Radar
Kevin Barnes continues to explore fresh musical dimensions. And while it might not always pay off, Lousy With Svlvianbriar proves once again he has a songwriting consistency few can match
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7.0
59844
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It’s difficult to say where Lousy with Sylvianbriar will eventually fit into the of Montreal canon. The stronger songs sound intentionally raw and impulsive; the weaker songs like demos waiting to be fleshed out
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6.7
59765
6.7 |
A.V. Club
A satisfying link in bringing Barnes’ musical progression full-circle, but at times he seems to forget what made him so good at this stuff the first time around
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6.0
59762
6.0 |
The Skinny
While very much a far cry from the skits and glitter of earlier work, Lousy... is an analogue, uncluttered experience with a welcome lack of frills
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4.0
60227
4.0 |
DIY
It's just... boring
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4.0
60325
4.0 |
Slant Magazine
Lousy with Sylvianbriar is, quite simply, a weary album
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2.0
60032
2.0 |
The Quietus
The music inside sounds just like the sleeve looks: hackneyed, nauseating, backward-thinking, and dumb
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2.0
60168
2.0 |
Q
Where once Of Montreal sparkled, they're now mired in a plodding, asexual beige. Print edition only
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