False Priest

False Priest
Studio album by
of Montreal
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2010
StudioApollinaire Rave studio
(Athens, Georgia)
Ocean Way Recording
(Los Angeles, California)
GenrePsychedelic pop, dance pop, R&B
Length53:43
LabelPolyvinyl
ProducerKevin Barnes, Jon Brion
Of Montreal chronology
Skeletal Lamping
(2008) 		False Priest
(2010) 		thecontrollersphere
(2011)

False Priest is the tenth full-length studio album by indie-pop group of Montreal, released on September 14, 2010 by Polyvinyl Records on CD, digital, and 180-gram vinyl in both red and black. In addition, Joyful Noise Recordings released a limited-edition cassette version of the album, making False Priest the first of Montreal album ever released on cassette.

Singles

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On June 25, 2010, the first single, "Coquet Coquette", was released as a free mp3, along with album art and pre-order information on the band's website. On July 7, 2010, the second single, "Hydra Fancies", was released on Somekindofawesome.com

Sound

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Speaking with Pitchfork, frontperson Kevin Barnes said of the album's sound, "there's a thick R&B influence, so it's cool that we have a lot of deep low end. There's a lot of very dancey, very funky songs... We try to have these 'holy fuck' moments where you're really having your mind blown, especially if you're listening to it on headphones."[1]

The album also features appearances by Janelle Monáe and Solange Knowles, and marks the return of organic instruments such as live drums, strings and pianos.[2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Consequence of SoundC+[5]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A−[6]
Pitchfork6.7/10[7]
Spin9/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Kevin Barnes

No.TitleLength
1."I Feel Ya' Strutter"3:40
2."Our Riotous Defects" (feat. Janelle Monáe)5:15
3."Coquet Coquette"3:44
4."Godly Intersex"3:31
5."Enemy Gene" (feat. Janelle Monáe)3:37
6."Hydra Fancies"3:25
7."Like a Tourist"4:02
8."Sex Karma" (feat. Solange)4:02
9."Girl Named Hello"4:14
10."Famine Affair"3:49
11."Casualty of You"2:59
12."Around the Way"4:33
13."You Do Mutilate?"6:52

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Alternative Albums[10] 11
US Digital Albums[10] 19
US Rock Albums[10] 14

References

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  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (June 17, 2010). "Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes Talks New Album, Tour With Janelle Monáe". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "Polyvinyl Record Co. - of Montreal - False Priest".
  3. ^ "False Priest by Of Montreal". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ Sendra, Tim. "False Priest - Of Montreal - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  5. ^ "CoS review".
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 10, 2010). Consumer Guide: False Priest Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. MSN Music. Retrieved on 2010-12-12.
  7. ^ Mitchum, Rob (September 15, 2010). "of Montreal - False Priest". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  8. ^ "Spin review".
  9. ^ Dolan, Jon (September 14, 2010). "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  10. ^ a b c https://www.billboard.com/artist/of-montreal/chart-history/
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