False Priest
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{{Infobox album
| name = False Priest
| type = Studio
| artist = of Montreal
| cover = OfMontreal FalsePriest 600.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 14, 2010
| recorded =
| 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
| prev_title = Skeletal Lamping
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = thecontrollersphere
| next_year = 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."{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/39181-of-montreals-kevin-barnes-talks-new-album-tour-with-janelle-monae/ |title=Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes Talks New Album, Tour With Janelle Monáe|publisher=Pitchfork.com|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=June 17, 2010|accessdate=March 12, 2012}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php?id=1287 |title=Polyvinyl Record Co. - of Montreal - False Priest}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1956489|pure_url=yes}} |title=False Priest - Of Montreal - Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Sendra|first=Tim|accessdate=March 12, 2012}}
| rev2 = Consequence of Sound
| rev2Score = C+{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/09/03/album-review-of-montreal-false-priest/ |title=CoS review}}
| rev3 = MSN Music (Expert Witness)
| rev3Score = A−Christgau, Robert (December 10, 2010). [http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=8872da47-edf7-4b56-96c0-440a565dc34e Consumer Guide: False Priest] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714123932/http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=8872da47-edf7-4b56-96c0-440a565dc34e |date=2011-07-14 }}. MSN Music. Retrieved on 2010-12-12.
| rev4 = Pitchfork
| rev5 = Spin
| rev5Score = 9/10{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/montreal-false-priest-polyvinyl |title=Spin review}}
| rev6 = Rolling Stone
}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|all_writing = Kevin Barnes
|title1 = I Feel Ya' Strutter
|length1 = 3:40
|title2 = Our Riotous Defects
|note2 = feat. Janelle Monáe
|length2 = 5:15
|title3 = Coquet Coquette
|length3 = 3:44
|title4 = Godly Intersex
|length4 = 3:31
|title5 = Enemy Gene
|note5 = feat. Janelle Monáe
|length5 = 3:37
|title6 = Hydra Fancies
|length6 = 3:25
|title7 = Like a Tourist
|length7 = 4:02
|title8 = Sex Karma
|note8 = feat. Solange
|length8 = 4:02
|title9 = Girl Named Hello
|length9 = 4:14
|title10 = Famine Affair
|length10 = 3:49
|title11 = Casualty of You
|length11 = 2:59
|title12 = Around the Way
|length12 = 4:33
|title13 = You Do Mutilate?
|length13 = 6:52
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
!scope="col"|Chart (2010) !scope="col"|Peak |
| US Alternative Albums{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=of montreal|chart=all}}
|style="text-align:center;"|11 |
| US Digital Albums
|style="text-align:center;"|19 |
| US Rock Albums
|style="text-align:center;"|14 |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.ofmontreal.net/}}
{{Of Montreal}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Polyvinyl Record Co. albums