FLOTUS (album) explained

FLOTUS
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lambchop
Cover:	Lambchop FLOTUS album cover.jpg
Released:	November 4, 2016
Studio:	Battle Tapes Recording, Nashville
Genre:	Indietronica, electronica^[1] ^[2]
Length:	68:46
Label:	City Slang, Merge
Prev Title:	Mr M
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)
Next Year:	2019

FLOTUS ("FLOTUS", an abbreviation for "For Love Often Turns Us Still")^[3] 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
American Songwriter	Top 50 Albums of 2016	2016
Consequence of Sound	Top 50 Albums of 2016	2016
The Guardian	The Best Albums of 2016	2016
Mojo	The 50 Best Albums of 2016	2016
Rough Trade	Albums of the Year	2016

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.

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Deming . Mark . Lambchop - FLOTUS Album Reviews, Songs, & More AllMusic . AllMusic . July 28, 2022.
2. Web site: Petridis . Alexis . Lambchop: Flotus review – Kurt Wagner's skilful swerve into electronics . The Guardian . July 28, 2022.
3. Web site: Pitchfork: Lambchop Announce New Album FLOTUS.