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FLOTUS ("FLOTUS", an abbreviation for "For Love Often Turns Us Still")[15] 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.

FLOTUS
Studio album by Lambchop
Released	November 4, 2016
Studio	Battle Tapes Recording, Nashville
Genre	Indietronica, electronica[1][2]
Length	68:46
Label	City Slang, Merge
Lambchop chronology
Mr M (2012) FLOTUS (2016) This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.0/10[3]
Metacritic	83/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The A.V. Club	B+[6]
The Guardian	[7]
The Independent	[8]
Mojo	[9]
The Observer	[10]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[11]
Q	[12]
Record Collector	[13]
Uncut	8/10[14]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank	Ref.
American Songwriter	Top 50 Albums of 2016	2016	31	[16]
Consequence of Sound	Top 50 Albums of 2016	2016	44	[17]
The Guardian	The Best Albums of 2016	2016	34	[18]
Mojo	The 50 Best Albums of 2016	2016	4	[19]
Rough Trade	Albums of the Year	2016	48	[20]

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.[5]

• 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

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21]	70
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22]	51
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23]	126
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24]	66
Irish Albums (IRMA)[25]	44
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[26]	40
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27]	43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28]	71
UK Albums (OCC)[29]	51
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[30]	12

References

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