Los Angeles (Flying Lotus album) explained

Los Angeles
Type:studio album
Artist:Flying Lotus
Cover:Flylo_la.jpg
Border:yes
Recorded:September 2007 – March 2008
Genre:
Label:Warp
Prev Title:Reset
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Cosmogramma
Next Year:2010

Los Angeles is the second studio album by American electronic music producer Flying Lotus, released on May 9, 2008 by Warp Records. The cover was designed by British graphic design agency Build featuring photography by Timothy Saccenti, and the album title is named after Flying Lotus' place of birth.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Los Angeles received an average score of 81 based on 13 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Resident Advisor ranked Los Angeles as the third best album of 2008,[1] while Fact ranked it as the year's tenth best album.[2] Pitchfork placed it at number 28 on its list of the best albums of 2008.[3] In 2017, Los Angeles ranked at number 14 on Pitchforks list of "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time".[4]

Track listing

All songs produced by Flying Lotus except where noted.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2008. Resident Advisor. December 17, 2008. April 29, 2015.
  2. Web site: 20 best: albums of 2008. 2. Fact. December 20, 2008. April 3, 2008.
  3. Web site: The 50 Best Albums of 2008. 3. Pitchfork. December 19, 2008. April 3, 2017.
  4. Web site: The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time. 4. Pitchfork. January 24, 2017. April 3, 2017.