Lousy with Sylvianbriar

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Lousy with Sylvianbriar
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 2013
Genre Indie folk, folk rock, psychedelic pop, indie pop
Length45:29
Label Polyvinyl
Producer Kevin Barnes
Of Montreal chronology
Daughter of Cloud
(2012)
Lousy with Sylvianbriar
(2013)
Aureate Gloom
(2015)
Singles from Lousy with Sylvianbriar
  1. "Fugitive Air"
    Released: July 23, 2013
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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.

Contents

Track listing [13]

All tracks are written by Kevin Barnes

No.TitleLength
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

Additional performers

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