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False Priest
2010 studio album by of Montreal
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.
| False Priest | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 14, 2010 | |||
| Studio | Apollinaire Rave studio (Athens, Georgia) Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic pop, dance pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 53:43 | |||
| Label | Polyvinyl | |||
| Producer | Kevin Barnes, Jon Brion | |||
| Of Montreal chronology | ||||
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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
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]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[5] |
| MSN Music (Expert Witness) | A−[6] |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10[7] |
| Spin | 9/10[8] |
| Rolling Stone |  [9] |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
All tracks are written by Kevin Barnes
- Breihan, Tom (June 17, 2010). "Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes Talks New Album, Tour With Janelle Monáe". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- "False Priest by Of Montreal". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- Sendra, Tim. "False Priest - Of Montreal - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- Christgau, Robert (December 10, 2010). Consumer Guide: False Priest Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. MSN Music. Retrieved on 2010-12-12.
- Mitchum, Rob (September 15, 2010). "of Montreal - False Priest". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- Dolan, Jon (September 14, 2010). "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2012.