FLOTUS (album)

FLOTUS
Studio album by
Lambchop
ReleasedNovember 4, 2016
StudioBattle Tapes Recording, Nashville
GenreIndietronica, electronica[1][2]
Length68:46
LabelMerge (US, CA)
City Slang (Europe)
ProducerKurt Wagner, Jeremy Ferguson
Lambchop chronology
Mr M
(2012) 		FLOTUS
(2016) 		This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.0/10[3]
Metacritic83/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The A.V. ClubB+[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Independent[8]
Mojo[9]
The Observer[10]
Pitchfork8.0/10[11]
Q[12]
Record Collector[13]
Uncut8/10[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

Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref.
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
31
[16]
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
44
[17]
The Guardian The Best Albums of 2016 2016
34
[18]
Mojo The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
4
[19]
Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2016
48
[20]

Track listing

  1. "In Care of 8675309" (Kurt Wagner) – 11:51
  2. "Directions to the Can" (Wagner, Ira Kaplan) – 3:32
  3. "FLOTUS" (Wagner) – 3:29
  4. "JFK" (Wagner) – 5:32
  5. "Howe" (Wagner) – 4:05
  6. "Old Masters" (Wagner) – 4:43
  7. "Relatives #2" (Wagner) – 5:25
  8. "Harbor Country" (Wagner) – 3:26
  9. "Writer" (Wagner) – 3:41
  10. "NIV" (Wagner) – 4:35
  11. "The Hustle" (Wagner, Ryan Norris) – 18:12

Personnel

Adapted from album credits.[21]

with

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

References

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Lambchop - FLOTUS Album Reviews, Songs, & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Petridis, Alexis. "Lambchop: Flotus review – Kurt Wagner's skilful swerve into electronics". The Guardian. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "FLOTUS by Lambchop reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Reviews for FLOTUS by Lambchop". Metacritic. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  5. ^ Deming, Mark. "FLOTUS – Lambchop". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  6. ^ Mincher, Chris (November 4, 2016). "On Lambchop's latest, there's no country for old men". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  7. ^ Petridis, Alexis (November 3, 2016). "Lambchop: Flotus review – Kurt Wagner's skilful swerve into electronics". The Guardian. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Simmons, Sylvie (December 2016). "Repetitive bleats". Mojo (277): 86.
  10. ^ Empire, Kitty (November 6, 2016). "Lambchop: Flotus review – calm and classy retro-modern hybrid". The Observer. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  11. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (October 31, 2016). "Lambchop: FLOTUS". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  12. ^ Doyle, Tom (January 2017). "Lambchop: FLOTUS". Q (367): 108.
  13. ^ Atkins, Jamie (December 2016). "Lambchop – FLOTUS". Record Collector (460). Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  14. ^ Mulvey, John (December 2016). "Lambchop: FLOTUS". Uncut (235): 18.
  15. ^ "Pitchfork: Lambchop Announce New Album FLOTUS".
  16. ^ "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016". American Songwriter. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  17. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". Consequence of Sound. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  18. ^ "The Best Albums of 2016: 40-31". The Guardian. November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  19. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Mojo. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  20. ^ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  21. ^ Image of credits in album booklet on Discogs. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  22. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Lambchop – Flotus" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  23. ^ "Ultratop.be – Lambchop – Flotus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  24. ^ "Ultratop.be – Lambchop – Flotus" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  25. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lambchop – Flotus" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  26. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 45, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  27. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Lambchop – Flotus". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  28. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  29. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Lambchop – Flotus". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  30. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  31. ^ "Lambchop Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2016.



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