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Released | November 4, 2016 | |||
Studio | Battle Tapes Recording, Nashville | |||
Genre | Indietronica, electronica[1][2] | |||
Length | 68:46 | |||
Label | City Slang, Merge | |||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 8.0/10[3] |
Metacritic | 83/100[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | B+[6] |
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Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Observer | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 8.0/10[11] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Record Collector | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | 8/10[14] |
FLOTUS ("FLOTUS", an abbreviation for "For Love Often Turns Us Still")[15] is the twelfth studio album by American band Lambchop, released on November 4, 2016. It marked a significant stylistic departure for the group into more electronic-influenced territory, as heard by the instrumental emphasis on synthesizers and the Auto-Tune effects applied to singer-songwriter Kurt Wagner's voice.
Accolades
[edit]Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
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American Songwriter | Top 50 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 31
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Consequence of Sound | Top 50 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 44
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The Guardian | The Best Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 34
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Mojo | The 50 Best Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 4
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Rough Trade | Albums of the Year | 2016 | 48
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Track listing
[edit]- "In Care of 8675309" (Kurt Wagner) – 11:51
- "Directions to the Can" (Ira Kaplan, Wagner) – 3:32
- "FLOTUS" (Wagner) – 3:29
- "JFK" (Wagner) – 5:32
- "Howe" (Wagner) – 4:05
- "Old Masters" (Wagner) – 4:43
- "Relatives #2" (Wagner) – 5:25
- "Harbor Country" (Wagner) – 3:26
- "Writer" (Wagner) – 3:41
- "NIV" (Wagner) – 4:35
- "The Hustle" (Ryan Norris, Wagner) – 18:12
Personnel
[edit]Adapted from AllMusic.[5]
- Sean R. Badum – assistant
- Alicia Bognanno – background vocals
- Tony Crow – piano
- Jeremy Ferguson – engineer, mixing engineer, producer
- Matt Glassmeyer – clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, cornet, horn arrangements, tenor saxophone
- Scott Martin – drum Programming, drums
- Ryan Norris – additional production, Drum programming, editing, guitar, Moog synthesizer, organ, piano, synthesizer
- Matt Swanson – bass
- Kurt Wagner – Composer, editing, Group Member, guitar, paintings, producer, vocals
Charts
[edit]Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] | 70 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] | 51 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] | 126 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] | 66 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[25] | 44 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[26] | 40 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] | 43 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] | 71 |
UK Albums (OCC)[29] | 51 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[30] | 12 |
References
[edit]- ^ Deming, Mark. "Lambchop - FLOTUS Album Reviews, Songs, & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis. "Lambchop: Flotus review – Kurt Wagner's skilful swerve into electronics". The Guardian. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ "FLOTUS by Lambchop reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "Reviews for FLOTUS by Lambchop". Metacritic. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ a b Deming, Mark. "FLOTUS – Lambchop". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ Mincher, Chris (November 4, 2016). "On Lambchop's latest, there's no country for old men". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (November 3, 2016). "Lambchop: Flotus review – Kurt Wagner's skilful swerve into electronics". The Guardian. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Gill, Andy (November 2, 2016). "Album reviews: Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show, Lambchop – FLOTUS, Bon Jovi, and more". The Independent. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Simmons, Sylvie (December 2016). "Repetitive bleats". Mojo (277): 86.
- ^ Empire, Kitty (November 6, 2016). "Lambchop: Flotus review – calm and classy retro-modern hybrid". The Observer. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Sodomsky, Sam (October 31, 2016). "Lambchop: FLOTUS". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Doyle, Tom (January 2017). "Lambchop: FLOTUS". Q (367): 108.
- ^ Atkins, Jamie (December 2016). "Lambchop – FLOTUS". Record Collector (460). Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Mulvey, John (December 2016). "Lambchop: FLOTUS". Uncut (235): 18.
- ^ "Pitchfork: Lambchop Announce New Album FLOTUS".
- ^ "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016". American Songwriter. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". Consequence of Sound. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "The Best Albums of 2016: 40-31". The Guardian. November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Mojo. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Lambchop – Flotus" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Lambchop – Flotus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Lambchop – Flotus" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lambchop – Flotus" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 45, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Lambchop – Flotus". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Lambchop – Flotus". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Lambchop Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2016.