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. They announced the release date and lead single "Over Everything" on August 30.
Reception
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."
Year-end lists Publication List Rank BBC Radio 6 Music Albums of the Year 2017 6 Drowned in Sound Favourite Albums of 2017 86 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 Piccadilly Records Top 100 Albums of 2017 28 Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2017 15 Rough Trade Albums of the year 2017 35 Uncut 75 Best Albums of 2017 8 Uproxx Best Albums of 2017 19
Track listing
Personnel Courtney Barnett – vocals, guitars, piano Kurt Vile – vocals, guitars Mick Harvey – guitars, keyboards Rob Laakso – bass guitar, bass VI, baritone guitar, keyboards Alex Landragin – guitars Jade McInally – backing vocals Stella Mozgawa – drums Dave Mudie – drums, backing vocals Jess Ribeiro – guitars, backing vocals Bones Sloane – bass guitar, backing vocals Mick Turner – guitars Jim White – drums Technical
Callum Barter – mixing, engineering Greg Calbi – mastering
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.
Charts Chart (2017) Peak position
References
External links
Press release from Marathon Artists Press release from Matador Records NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert [20:05] performed live on 2017-12-08. Sea Lice by the Seaside Pitchfork Concert [51:08] performed live in Malibu, 2017