Album Review Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice
4 StarsOne of the year’s best link-ups.
Since the start of the decade, Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile have stood out as two of the smartest, most charismatic songwriters around, and as expected, this brings an irresistible chemistry to collaborative LP, ‘Lotta Sea Lice’. The interplay between the two is unstoppable, it feeling like a record of shared stories, as it hops between each vocalist across verse after verse. First single ‘Over Everything’ is a slow, jangly introduction, with the pair sounding each other out - by the time ‘Untogether’ closes the record with a gorgeous slow-jam, they’re joined at the hip. The pair are destined to always be only the second most famous Kurt and Courtney, but on ‘Lotta Sea Lice’, Vile and Barnett have provided one of the year’s best link-ups, and only increased their individual prowess in the process.
Read More
Courtney Barnett unveils video for ‘If I Don’t Hear From You Tonight’
It comes ahead of the release of her new album 'Things Take Time, Take Time'.
Steady As She Goes: Courtney Barnett
A slower pace and more than a little self-reflection paved the way for ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’: a third album that finds Courtney Barnett shedding the cynicism and making room for joy.
Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time
As close to a record born of isolation as you’re bound to hear.
Courtney Barnett is the cover star of DIY’s November 2021 issue
Our new issue - which also features Years & Years, IDLES, Amber Mark & more - is out now!