[1] Following the posting of a statement on Twitter that he would be leaving Girls, on October 25, 2012, Owens announced that he would release his debut solo album, titled Lysandre, in January 2013.

[3] Owens, along with the seven musicians who appear on the album, performed Lysandre in full for the very first time at San Francisco's /The Lodge at the Regency Center on November 9, 2012.

[6] Irving Tan of Sputnikmusic remarked, "At only 28 minutes long, Lysandre is easily digestible in a single sitting, but that really just embellishes its true purpose – to temporarily whet our appetites till all those other Christopher Owens solo records appear.

"[8] David Renshaw from NME gave the album a favourable review, and stated that "Lysandre is an accomplished and confident first outing for a songwriter who already feels destined to nestle alongside Daniel Johnston and Elliott Smith as a master of the cult American songbook.

"[9] Owens later admitted that because of the "extreme reactions" to Lysandre, he found himself "listening to the album in order to see if it’s as bad as some people say it is.