FLOTUS
by Lambchop
  • Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: Nov 4, 2016
User Score
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
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  1. Tom_Bombadil
    Nov 17, 2016
    6
    This is the classic case of an album with one masterpiece and a lot of garbage filling the rest of the CD. Lambchop's sonic reinvention should be good, or at least interesting, but since every song sounds the same and the electronics are used in very generic way it all ends up being boring and overly long. The 18-minute closer track justifies the existence of the record. It might be theThis is the classic case of an album with one masterpiece and a lot of garbage filling the rest of the CD. Lambchop's sonic reinvention should be good, or at least interesting, but since every song sounds the same and the electronics are used in very generic way it all ends up being boring and overly long. The 18-minute closer track justifies the existence of the record. It might be the best thing Lambchop ever did: it's pure sonic bliss, and it doesn't feel like there's a single second that didn't need to be there. It all builds up super nicely in a relaxed ambient-ish fashion. Listen to that one. You can ignore the rest.… Expand

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52
#52 Best Album of 2016

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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
  1. Dusted Magazine
    Mar 9, 2017
    80
    Sweeping, quietly incredible FLOTUS.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Dec 7, 2016
    80
    It's all really cohesive, and while no tracks jump out as jarringly different, each one is filled with deliberateness and prettiness.
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  3. PopMatters
    Nov 17, 2016
    70
    There is something indistinct and unknowable about FLOTUS. As deftly as it is handled, the album lacks a distinct center. It feels like a stepping stone from an ever-evolving act for their next release.
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