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False Priest

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.

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False Priest
Studio album by
of Montreal
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2010
StudiosApollinaire Rave studio
(Athens, Georgia)
Ocean Way Recording
(Los Angeles, California)
GenresPsychedelic pop, dance pop, R&B
Length53:43
LabelPolyvinyl
ProducersKevin 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

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

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
Metacritic74/1003
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar4
Consequence of SoundC+5
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A−6
Pitchfork6.7/107
Spin9/108
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star9

Track listing

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

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Alternative Albums10 11
US Digital Albums10 19
US Rock Albums10 14
References

References

  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 October 1, 2016.
  4. Sendra, Tim. "False Priest - Of Montreal - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  5. "CoS review". Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  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. https://www.billboard.com/artist/of-montreal/chart-history/
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