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Flamagra is the sixth studio album by American record producer Flying Lotus (Steven Ellison), released on May 24, 2019 by Warp Records.[6] It is his first album since 2014's You're Dead!.[7] The lead single, the spoken-word "Fire Is Coming" featuring David Lynch, was released along with its video on April 17, 2019.[8] The album also features contributions from Anderson .Paak, George Clinton, Little Dragon, Tierra Whack, Denzel Curry, Shabazz Palaces, Thundercat, Toro y Moi and Solange.[9] A deluxe version of the album with the instrumentals was released on May 29, 2020.[10]

Flamagra
Studio album by Flying Lotus
Released	May 24, 2019 (2019-05-24)
Recorded	2015–2019
Genre	Jazz-funk[1] hip hop electronic
Length	66:57
Label	Warp
Producer	Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus chronology
You're Dead! (2014) Flamagra (2019) Yasuke (2021)
Singles from Flamagra
"Fire Is Coming" Released: April 17, 2019 (2019-04-17)[2] "Spontaneous / Takashi" Released: April 23, 2019 (2019-04-23)[3] "More" Released: May 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)[4] "Black Balloons Reprise" Released: May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21)[5]
Alternative cover
Deluxe Edition cover art.

Background

Ellison said that he had gathered different material from the past five years in the process of making the record, and had a "thematic idea" about making an album with a fire concept during that time. He imagined an "eternal flame sitting on a hill", and upon hearing David Lynch talking at a party he was attending, asked him to record the same words for his album, at which point he said the idea for the album became fixed.[9]

The track "Post Requisite" was featured on the soundtrack of Ellison's 2017 feature film Kuso and was accompanied by a music video. Prior to the album's release, the tracks "Fire Is Coming", "Spontaneous", "Takashi", "More" and "Black Balloons Reprise" were released as singles. The latter is a reprise of the song of the same name from Denzel Curry's 2018 album Ta13oo. The opening track "Heroes" is a new version of the previously released song "Heroes Pt. 5".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.8/10[11]
Metacritic	80/100[12]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
The A.V. Club	B+[14]
The Guardian	[15]
The Independent	[16]
The Irish Times	[17]
Mojo	[18]
NME	[19]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[1]
Q	[20]
Rolling Stone	[21]

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At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Flamagra received an average score of 80, based on 27 reviews.[12]

Year-end rankings

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Afisha Daily (Russia)	The Best Foreign Albums of 2019	20	[22]

Commercial performance

As of July 2019, the album has moved 10,000 units in United States.[23]

Track listing

Credits adapted from liner notes.[24]

Sample credits

• "Post Requisite" contains a sample of "Everything You Do Is a Balloon" by Boards of Canada.
• "Heroes in a Half Shell" contains audio samples of the Dragon Ball series.
• "Black Balloons Reprise" contains a sample of "Ten Et Tiwa" by Alain Goraguer.

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[24]

Musicians

• Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – strings (1, 3, 12, 19, 20, 26)
• Ashley Norelle – backing vocals (4)
• Taylor Graves – keyboards (4)
• Ronald Bruner – drums (8, 26), backing vocals (20)
• Deantoni Parks – drums (19, 21)
• Niki Randa – backing vocals (20)
• Thundercat –  bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 26, 27), Backing vocals (20, 21)

Technical

• Flying Lotus – mixing
• Daddy Kev – mixing, mastering

Artwork

• Winston Hacking – artwork
• Echelon Color – retouching
• Stephen Serrato – layout
• Guccimaze – typeface design
• Joph (Jeong-woo Jo) – portrait

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[26]	55
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[27]	47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28]	16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[29]	122
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[30]	74
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[31]	60
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[32]	20
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[33]	36
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[34]	28
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[35]	96
Scottish Albums (OCC)[36]	20
UK Albums (OCC)[37]	25
US Billboard 200[38]	45
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[39]	5
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[40]	1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[41]	1

References

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