Let's Stay Friends

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Let's Stay Friends
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 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
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Metacritic 87/100 [1]
Review scores
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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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
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Let's Stay Friends is the fourth full-length album by Les Savy Fav. It was released on September 18, 2007. The album was #5 in NME albums of the year list, #16 on Rolling Stone 's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007, and #44 on Pitchfork 's list. [12] [13] [14]

Contents

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
Additional personnel

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