Let's Stay Friends
| Let's Stay Friends | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Art punk, indie rock | |||
| Label | Frenchkiss Records | |||
| Les Savy Fav chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| 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 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,[12] #16 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007, and #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
- "Pots & Pans" – 2:38
- "The Equestrian" – 3:27
- "The Year Before the Year 2000" – 2:26
- "Patty Lee" – 3:51
- "What Would Wolves Do?" – 2:56
- "Brace Yourself" – 4:13
- "Raging in the Plague Age" – 2:43
- "Slugs in the Shrubs" – 2:40
- "Kiss Kiss Is Getting Old" – 3:18
- "Comes & Goes" – 3:01
- "Scotchgard the Credit Card" – 3:06
- "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
- ^ "Reviews for Let's Stay Friends by Les Savy Fav". Metacritic. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ Lymangrover, Jason. "Let's Stay Friends – Les Savy Fav". AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ Heller, Jason (September 18, 2007). "Les Savy Fav: Let's Stay Friends". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ Kirschling, Gregory (September 14, 2007). "Let's Stay Friends". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (December 2007). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "Les Savy Fav: 'Let's Stay Friends'". NME. September 27, 2007. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ LeMay, Matt (September 18, 2007). "Les Savy Fav: Let's Stay Friends". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "Les Savy Fav: Let's Stay Friends". Q (256): 96. November 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Modell, Josh (October 2007). "Les Savy Fav: Let's Stay Friends". Spin. 23 (10): 106. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ NME (October 10, 2016). "Albums and Tracks of the Year: 2007". NME.
- ^ Staff. "The 50 Best Albums of 2007". Pitchfork.