Lotta Sea Lice

Lotta Sea Lice
Barnett and Vile seated with guitars
Studio album by
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile
ReleasedOctober 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
RecordedJanuary 4, 2016 – March 8, 2017[1]
StudiosNewmarket (North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
GenreAlternative rock[2]
Length44:33
LabelsMatador, Marathon Artists, Milk!
Courtney Barnett chronology
Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
(2015)		 Lotta Sea Lice
(2017)		 Tell Me How You Really Feel
(2018)
Kurt Vile chronology
B'lieve I'm Goin Down...
(2015)		 Lotta Sea Lice
(2017)		 Bottle It In
(2018)
Singles from Lotta Sea Lice
  1. "Over Everything"
    Released: August 30, 2017

Lotta Sea Lice is a collaborative studio album between Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, released on October 13, 2017, on Matador, Marathon Artists and Milk! Records. The album has received positive critical reviews.

Recording

Barnett and Vile announced that they had jammed together and decided to go on a mutual tour on June 7, 2017.[3] They announced the release date and lead single "Over Everything" on August 30.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[5]
Metacritic79/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[2]
The A.V. ClubB[7]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[8]
The GuardianStarStarStarStar[9]
The Irish TimesStarStarStarStar[10]
MojoStarStarStarStar[11]
Pitchfork7.6/10[12]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star[13]
The TimesStarStarStarStar[14]
Uncut8/10[15]

The album received three out of five stars from AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who praised some of the performance and fun of the album but concluded, "As they're both charismatic singers with a way with an elliptical melody, it's pleasant enough, but by the time its 45 minutes wrap up, Lotta Sea Lice feels like a party where the hosts are having a much better time than their guests."[2]

Year-end lists

Publication List Rank Ref.
BBC Radio 6 Music Albums of the Year 2017 6
Drowned in Sound Favourite Albums of 2017 86 [16]
Flood Best Albums of 2017 9
Fopp Best Albums of 2017 3
Mojo Top 50 Albums of 2017 16
Noisey 100 Best Albums of 2017 29
Paste 50 Best Albums of 2017 5 [17]
Piccadilly Records Top 100 Albums of 2017 28
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2017 15
Rough Trade Albums of the year 2017 35 [18]
Uncut 75 Best Albums of 2017 8
Uproxx Best Albums of 2017 19

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Over Everything"Kurt Vile6:20
2."Let It Go"Courtney Barnett4:34
3."Fear Is Like A Forest"Jen Cloher4:48
4."Outta The Woodwork"Barnett6:21
5."Continental Breakfast"Vile4:54
6."On Script"Barnett4:00
7."Blue Cheese"Vile4:38
8."Peepin’ Tom"Vile4:15
9."Untogether"Tanya Donelly4:51
Total length:44:41

Personnel

Technical

Tour dates

The duo assembled a backing band called The Sea Lice composed of Janet Weiss, Stella Mozgawa, Rob Laakso, and Katie Harkin. Jen Cloher was the opening act for all dates, starting on October 11, 2017, at the House of Blues in San Diego, California, and ending the following November 11 at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas for the Austin City Limits television program. For every ticket sale, one dollar was donated to the American Civil Liberties Union.[3]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19]5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20]26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21]89
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[22]92
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[23]27
French Albums (SNEP)[24]89
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25]75
Irish Albums (IRMA)[26]36
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27]12
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[28]39
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[29]8
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[30]69
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31]35
UK Albums (Official Charts)[32]11
US Billboard 200[33]51
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[34]10
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[35]10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[36]4

References

  1. ↑ "Lotta Sea Lice – Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile". Bandcamp. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Lotta Sea Lice – Courtney Barnett / Kurt Vile". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  3. 1 2 McLevy, Alex (June 7, 2017). "Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile Made an Album Together, Are Going on Tour". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ Barsanti, Sam (August 30, 2017). "Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile Finally Announce Their Joint LP, Lotta Sea Lice". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Lotta Sea Lice by Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Reviews and Tracks for Lotta Sea Lice by Courtney Barnett". Metacritic. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ Modell, Josh (October 13, 2017). "Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Lotta Sea Lice". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ Brown, Eric Renner (October 19, 2017). "Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett's Lotta Sea Lice is a low-key triumph: EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  9. ↑ Simpson, Dave (October 12, 2017). "Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile: Lotta Sea Lice review – kindred spirits are on charming, kooky form". The Guardian. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  10. ↑ Kane, Siobhan (October 12, 2017). "Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile: Lotta Sea Lice – two lo-fi hearts beat as one". The Irish Times. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  11. ↑ Segal, Victoria (December 2017). "It's good to talk". Mojo (289): 84.
  12. ↑ Berman, Stuart (October 12, 2017). "Courtney Barnett / Kurt Vile: Lotta Sea Lice". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  13. ↑ Dolan, Jon (October 12, 2017). "Review: Great Indie Talkers Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett Have Conversational Collabo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  14. ↑ Hodgkinson, Will (October 14, 2017). "Pop review: Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile: Lotta Sea Lice". The Times. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  15. ↑ Anderson, Jason (November 2017). "Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile: Lotta Sea Lice". Uncut (246): 18.
  16. ↑ "Drowned in Sound's Favourite Albums of 2017". Drowned in Sound. November 22, 2017. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  17. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2017". Paste Magazine. November 27, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Albums of the Year 2017". Album of The Year. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Courtney Barnett Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 42, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Courtney Barnett". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Charts.nz – Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 20/10/2017 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  31. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  32. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 20/10/2017 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  33. ↑ "Courtney Barnett Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  34. ↑ "Courtney Barnett Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  35. ↑ "Courtney Barnett Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  36. ↑ "Courtney Barnett Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
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