FLOTUS
by Lambchop
  • Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: Nov 4, 2016
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
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  1. Drowned In Sound
    Nov 2, 2016
    50
    Its great moments really are great, and shouldn’t be underestimated. However, when an album is bookended between two potential song of the year contenders with little to grasp in between, it’s difficult to really get too invested in this record.

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#52 Best Album of 2016

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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. tmaxwell
    Jan 22, 2017
    10
    I gotta say, this album is a huge jump from the early days of Thriller and is a woman. While some would argue that Nixon was their best albumI gotta say, this album is a huge jump from the early days of Thriller and is a woman. While some would argue that Nixon was their best album the expanse and subtle genius of of Is A Woman always was my favorite. At the end of the day, Lambchop is one of those bands who will go down as truly important to anyone who likes indie country. It's not really alt. country, but indie country. There have been instruments made from **** you would find in your garage and that's impressive to me.

    All in all, this is a big step for the band because they've always been raw and real. The electronic thing is kind of scary for a long-time listener, but FOTUS pulls it off without issue. Using auto-tune on Kurt's voice is kind of an injustice, I'm just saying!

    While I think of Kurt Wagner is our generation's Richard Wagner, he's never really been in the limelight like Dick was. I hope this is Kurt's chance to become a mainstream and household name, because he deserves it. Who am I kidding, anyone on the cover of NME has made it.

    Billy Tyler's new album is awesome too. You should check that out!    … Full Review »
  2. revillo
    Jan 5, 2017
    9
    It's beautiful and delicate like snow. FLOTUS features an aging man bathing his listeners in a tender, soothing refuge from the hustle andIt's beautiful and delicate like snow. FLOTUS features an aging man bathing his listeners in a tender, soothing refuge from the hustle and bustle. Almost paradoxically, Lambchop's unabashed flaunting of the technology used in the album's production has a transcendent yet unmistakebly human quality that I haven't heard since the last time I put on a Laurie Anderson album.

    I can see how the restraint of the vocals can be offputting to some, especially throughough much of the album's midsection, but I just hear the sound of a singer just lending intermittent textural accents to songs that set their focus on basslines or piano chords.

    It's warmth is getting me through the winter, like a little white flame.    … Full Review »
  3. listener
    Dec 13, 2016
    9
    This album is a masterpiece.They somehow managed to radically change their sound playing with electronica but what they deliver as the endThis album is a masterpiece.They somehow managed to radically change their sound playing with electronica but what they deliver as the end result is unmistakably a Lambchop experience-and quite superior one.… Full Review »
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