Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile Lotta Sea Lice 12" Vinyl with Joseph pushing through the

with Joseph pushing through the inner darkness as he concludes

Joe McIntyre

The ten-track set leans harder on the pop side of the rock & roll spectrum

loping rocker that sounds exactly like its refrain of "sidling up the street

and I'm with You illustrates they can settle into maturity convincingly

Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile Lotta Sea Lice 12" Vinyl with Joseph pushing through theAs heirs apparent to the throne of '90s alt rock, Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett appear to be an ideal match comrades in slacktivism united by a shrug and a smirk. If neither singer songwriter sounds precisely like the other, they're good complements, both cherishing laconic melodies, loping rhythms, and a loads of guitar. All of these elements are in play on Lotta Sea Lice, a rambling nine song affair that finds the duo singing each other's songs,