Let's Stay Friends

Let's Stay Friends
Studio album by Les Savy Fav
Released	September 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
Genre	Art punk, indie rock
Label	Frenchkiss Records
Les Savy Fav chronology
Inches (2004) Let's Stay Friends (2007) After the Balls Drop (2008)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	87/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	A− [3]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [4]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)	A [5]
NME	9/10 [6]
Pitchfork	8.3/10 [7]
Q	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Spin	[10]
Uncut	[11]

Let's Stay Friends is the fourth album by Les Savy Fav. It was released on September 18, 2007. The album was No. 5 in NME albums of the year list, ^[12] No. 16 on Rolling Stone 's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007,^{[ citation needed ]} and No. 44 on Pitchfork 's list. ^[13]

The song "Raging in the Plague Age" is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV .

Track listing

1. "Pots & Pans" – 2:38
2. "The Equestrian" – 3:27
3. "The Year Before the Year 2000" – 2:26
4. "Patty Lee" – 3:51
5. "What Would Wolves Do?" – 2:56
6. "Brace Yourself" – 4:13
7. "Raging in the Plague Age" – 2:43
8. "Slugs in the Shrubs" – 2:40
9. "Kiss Kiss Is Getting Old" – 3:18
10. "Comes & Goes" – 3:01
11. "Scotchgard the Credit Card" – 3:06
12. "The Lowest Bitter" – 4:20

Credits

Les Savy Fav

• Tim Harrington – vocals
• Seth Jabour – guitar
• Andrew Reuland – guitar
• Syd Butler – bass
• Harrison Haynes – drums

Additional personnel

• Toko Yasuda (vocals) – track: 8, 9
• John Schmersal (vocals) – track: 4
• Nicholas Thorburn (vocals) – track: 3, 5
• Eleanor Friedberger (vocals) – track: 10
• Catherine Herrick (vocals) – track: 4
• Chris Zane (drums) – track: 1, 10
• Matt Schulz (drums) – track: 3, 9
• Joe Plummer (drums) – track: 5
• Fred Armisen (drums) – track: 1, 4, 10
• Anawim "Nawi" Avila (saxophone) – track: 8, 12
• Adelquis E. Salom (trumpet) – track: 12
• Jason B. Silva (trombone) – track: 12
• Emily Haines (piano) – track: 10
• Aleah Robinson (violin) – track: 8

References

1. "Reviews for Let's Stay Friends by Les Savy Fav". Metacritic . Retrieved May 18, 2016.
2. Lymangrover, Jason. "Let's Stay Friends – Les Savy Fav". AllMusic . Retrieved May 18, 2016.
3. Heller, Jason (September 18, 2007). "Les Savy Fav: Let's Stay Friends". The A.V. Club . Retrieved May 18, 2016.
4. Kirschling, Gregory (September 14, 2007). "Let's Stay Friends". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
5. Christgau, Robert (December 2007). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music . Retrieved May 18, 2016.
6. "Les Savy Fav: 'Let's Stay Friends'". NME . September 27, 2007. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
7. LeMay, Matt (September 18, 2007). "Les Savy Fav: Let's Stay Friends". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 18, 2016.
8. "Les Savy Fav: Let's Stay Friends". Q (256): 96. November 2007.
9. Sheffield, Rob (November 1, 2007). "Let's Stay Friends : Les Savy Fav". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
10. Modell, Josh (October 2007). "Les Savy Fav: Let's Stay Friends". Spin . 23 (10): 106. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
11. Long, Pat (October 9, 2007). "Les Savy Fav – Let's Stay Friends". Uncut . Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
12. "Albums and Tracks of the Year: 2007". NME . October 10, 2016.
13. "The 50 Best Albums of 2007". Pitchfork .