| Lotta Sea Lice | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile |
| Cover: | Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice.jpg |
| Alt: | Barnett and Vile seated with guitars |
| Recorded: | January 4, 2016 – March 8, 2017 |
| Studio: | Newmarket Studios in North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Label: | Matador, Marathon Artists, Milk! |
| Chronology: | Courtney Barnett |
| Prev Title: | Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Tell Me How You Really Feel |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
Lotta Sea Lice is a collaborative studio album between Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, released on October 13, 2017, on Matador, Marathon Artists and Milk! Records. The album has received positive critical reviews.
Barnett and Vile announced that they had jammed together and decided to go on a mutual tour on June 7, 2017. They announced the release date and lead single "Over Everything" on August 30.
The album received three out of five stars from AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who praised some of the performance and fun of the album but concluded, "As they're both charismatic singers with a way with an elliptical melody, it's pleasant enough, but by the time its 45 minutes wrap up, Lotta Sea Lice feels like a party where the hosts are having a much better time than their guests."
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC Radio 6 Music | Albums of the Year | 2017 | ||
| FLOOD | Best Albums of 2017 | 2017 | ||
| Fopp | Best Albums of 2017 | 2017 | ||
| Paste | 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 2017 | ||
| Rolling Stone | 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 2017 | 15 | |
| Rough Trade | Albums of the year 2017 | 2017 | 35 | |
| Uncut | 75 Best Albums of 2017 | 2017 | ||
| MOJO | Top 50 Albums of 2017 | 2017 | 16 | |
| Uproxx | Best Albums of 2017 | 2017 | 19 | |
| Piccadilly Records | Top 100 Albums of 2017 | 2017 | 28 | |
| Noisey | 100 Best Albums of 2017 | 2017 | 29 | |
| Drowned in Sound | Favourite Albums of 2017 | 2017 | 86 |
The duo assembled a backing band called The Sea Lice composed of Janet Weiss, Stella Mozgawa, Rob Laakso, and Katie Harkin, with Jen Cloher as an opening act for all dates. The artists donated $1 from every ticket sale to the American Civil Liberties Union.