Florasongs Explained

florasongs
Type:EP
Artist:The Decemberists
Cover:Florasongs,_The_Decemberists_EP_Album_Cover.png
Genre:Indie folk, folk rock
Label:Capitol
Producer:Tucker Martine and the Decemberists
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Florasongs (stylized in lowercase caps) is an EP by the American indie rock band The Decemberists, released on October 9, 2015, on Capitol Records. The release is composed of five out-takes from their seventh studio album, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World.

Reception

Critical reception to florasongs was mixed, but mostly positive. The EP did not receive a rating from an aggregate score website, but it did garner reviews from primarily independent music criticism websites. Pitchfork's Evan Rytlewski wrote in his review, "Unlike its full-length counterpart, though, Florasongs has brevity working in its favor." Rytlewski later penned, "Florasongs never overcomes the sense that they’re selling themselves short, penning good-enough songs when they used to shoot for grand, great ones."

Track listing

All songs are written and composed by Colin Meloy.

  1. "Why Would I Now?" – 3:42
  2. "Riverswim" – 4:53
  3. "Fits & Starts" – 2:41
  4. "The Harrowed and the Haunted" – 4:07
  5. "Stateside" – 3:25

Personnel

The Decemberists
Additional musicians
Production