Buy Now
- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
May 13, 2024‘OUI, LSF’ is a storming return that suggests that, far from having run out of steam, the possibilities for Les Savy Fav are again endless.
-
May 10, 2024Taken on its own merits, Oui, LSF is bold and engaging – it’s just not as bold and engaging as some of their previous records.
-
Clash MusicMay 8, 2024Snotty, minimal, sparky; so much more than worth the wait. [Jun 2024, p.81]
-
MojoMay 8, 2024Oui LSF remains firmly in the group's idiosyncratic wheelhouse, equally foregrounding their bristling dissonance and acerbic pop flourishes. [Jun 2024, p.90]
-
May 8, 2024What follows is a 14-track reintroduction to everything that makes Les Savy Fav so unique: tightly-knit duelling guitars, an impactful rhythm section and frontman Tim Harrington's vociferous delivery and wordplay. Legendary Tippers is full of the ironic swagger we've come to expect, while Don't Mind Me finds room for rare vulnerability
-
May 13, 2024While OUI, LSF’s experiments may take a little time to appreciate, it does feature plenty of instant gratification for those on their singular wavelength. Hopefully, it won’t take another decade to get the next one.
-
UncutMay 8, 2024So how does that chaos translate into making music in your fifties? With greater depth and variety, it would appear. [Jun 2024, p.36]
-
May 8, 2024Twice the span that Inches documented has elapsed since Root for Ruin, yet OUI, LSF plays more like a continuation than a new chapter.
-
May 9, 2024There are a few lulls in which the band seems to be capably but perfunctorily going through the motions. (Raspy cheerleader vocals; cheeky rhythms; chunky, anthemic guitars—we get it!) But they’re outnumbered by the more inspired stuff.
Awards & Rankings
There are no user reviews yet.