FLOTUS (album)
2016 studio album by Lambchop
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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.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 4, 2016 | |||
| Studio | Battle Tapes Recording, Nashville | |||
| Genre | Indietronica, electronica[1][2] | |||
| Length | 68:46 | |||
| Label | Merge (US, CA) City Slang (Europe) | |||
| Producer | Kurt Wagner, Jeremy Ferguson | |||
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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 |   [5] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| The Independent | [8] |
| Mojo | [9] |
| The Observer | [10] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[11] |
| Q | [12] |
| Record Collector | [13] |
| Uncut | 8/10[14] |
Accolades
| 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 |
Track listing
- "In Care of 8675309" (Kurt Wagner) – 11:51
- "Directions to the Can" (Wagner, Ira Kaplan) – 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" (Wagner, Ryan Norris) – 18:12
Personnel
Adapted from album credits.[21]
- Kurt Wagner – vocals, vocal processing, guitar
- Ryan Norris – guitar, organs, Moog Opus, piano, synthesizers, drum programming
- Tony Crow – piano, electric piano
- Matt Swanson – bass
- Scott Martin – drums, drum programming, MPC 1000
with
- Matt Glassmeyer – clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, tenor saxophone, "buzzaphone", cornet, horn arrangements
- Alicia Bognanno – background vocals on "The Hustle"
- Production
- Kurt Wagner – producer, editing, cover painting
- Ryan Norris – editing, additional production on "The Hustle"
- Jeremy Ferguson – producer, recording and mixing engineer
- Sean R. Badum – mixing assistant (at Blackbird Studio, Nashville)
- New Formalists – album design
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] | 70 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] | 51 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] | 126 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] | 66 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[26] | 44 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[27] | 40 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[28] | 43 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] | 71 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[30] | 51 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[31] | 12 |
