FLOTUS
Studio album by
Lambchop
ReleasedNovember 4, 2016
StudioBattle Tapes Recording, Nashville
GenreIndietronica, electronica[1][2]
Length68:46
LabelCity Slang, Merge
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
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
44
The Guardian The Best Albums of 2016 2016
34
Mojo The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
4
Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2016
48

Track listing

  1. "In Care of 8675309" (Kurt Wagner) – 11:51
  2. "Directions to the Can" (Ira Kaplan, Wagner) – 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" (Ryan Norris, Wagner) – 18:12

Personnel

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

Chart (2016) Peak
position
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

  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. 1 2 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. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Lambchop – Flotus" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lambchop – Flotus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lambchop – Flotus" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lambchop – Flotus" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  25. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 45, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Lambchop – Flotus". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Lambchop – Flotus". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Lambchop Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2016.



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