FLOTUS ("FLOTUS", an abbreviation for "For Love Often Turns Us Still") 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.
Critical reception
According to aggregate site Metacritic, FLOTUS garnered "universal acclaim" from critics. It was ranked by several publications as among 2016's top-50 best albums, as high as number four by Mojo.
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.Image of credits in album booklet on Discogs. Retrieved 11 December 2024. 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
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