Let's Stay Friends

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studio album
First released:
Sep 18 2007

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Let's Stay Friends is the fourth full-length album of new material by Les Savy Fav. It was released on September 18, 2007. It was leaked on P2P networks on August 18, 2007. The album was #5 in NME albums of the year. This album was #16 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007, and #44 on Pitchfork Media's list.

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Catalog number:
312
Release dates:
  • Sep 18 2007 in United States

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4 stars LSF built it up again
Les Savy Fav's previous release, "Inches", was not an album but a singles collection. Due to its sequencing of newest to oldest, it was easy to forget since it all held together so well. With "Let's Stay Friends", it sometimes feels like the opposite. The opener "Pots and Pans" serves the statement of intent purpose that "Meet Me in The Dollar Bin" did but after that it seems that all bets are off. By picking up the thread from Go Forth, the last full length, LSF are throwing new elements into t…
Written by George a Pletz "cult explorer"
3 stars They have my respect
These guys are real artists trying to push the envelope with artistry. A fair comparison would be to them to what "Public Image Limited" was doing in the 1970's (I hate Johnny Lydon, but I love the musicians and what they were doing with dub).

This music is not easy to digest but this stuff is the real deal. These guys are true artists pushing emotion and angst, a strong sense of funky rhythm, angular instrumental lines and a ton of attitude into music that can be challenging yet also is, for t…
Written by Scott B. Saul "opinionated, yet truthful, music critic"

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12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Wichita Recordings
catalog number: WEBB152
release dates: Oct 1 2007 in United Kingdom
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