Lambchop FLOTUS
Posted by: Bruce Woodhouse on 08 November 2016
Here is an interesting thing. Lambchop (the former country band) embrace electronics and vocoder sounds in a sort of lounge meets Four Tet/James Blake mash up and produce....something rather wonderful I think.
It is intriguing and rich, despite the electronics very warm and subtle. Although sonically different reminds me of 'Is A Woman' in terms of being quite dense, bit strange and very much a complete suite of songs rather than a collection of individual tracks. The 18 min closing track (Hustle, clip below) is really quite something and the most radically different (bit of Krautrock almost) but has really hooked my attention.
I think there is more to appreciate with careful listening, maybe need headphones to really get all the nuances.
Having been slightly alarmed by the descriptions of this album before release It might be the best thing they have done. Just don't expect it to be 'Nixon' !
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22498-flotus/
Other people got it yet? Thoughts?
Bruce