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Flamagra | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 24, 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2015–2019 | |||
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Length | 66:57 | |||
Label | Warp | |||
Producer | Flying Lotus | |||
Flying Lotus chronology | ||||
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Singles from Flamagra | ||||
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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]
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".
Aggregate scores | |
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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]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Afisha Daily (Russia) | The Best Foreign Albums of 2019 | 20
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As of July 2019, the album has moved 10,000 units in United States.[23]
Credits adapted from liner notes.[24]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Heroes" | 2:44 | |
2. | "Post Requisite" |
| 2:08 |
3. | "Heroes in a Half Shell" |
| 1:17 |
4. | "More" (featuring Anderson .Paak) |
| 4:17 |
5. | "Capillaries" | Ellison | 1:54 |
6. | "Burning Down the House" (featuring George Clinton) |
| 3:03 |
7. | "Spontaneous" (featuring Little Dragon) |
| 2:08 |
8. | "Takashi" |
| 5:51 |
9. | "Pilgrim Side Eye" |
| 1:30 |
10. | "All Spies" | Ellison | 1:45 |
11. | "Yellow Belly" (featuring Tierra Whack) |
| 3:11 |
12. | "Black Balloons Reprise" (featuring Denzel Curry) |
| 2:41 |
13. | "Fire Is Coming" (featuring David Lynch) |
| 3:16 |
14. | "Inside Your Home" |
| 1:26 |
15. | "Actually Virtual" (featuring Shabazz Palaces) |
| 1:58 |
16. | "Andromeda" |
| 1:28 |
17. | "Remind U" |
| 2:41 |
18. | "Say Something" |
| 1:15 |
19. | "Debbie is Depressed" |
| 2:19 |
20. | "Find Your Own Way Home" |
| 1:40 |
21. | "The Climb" (featuring Thundercat) |
| 3:15 |
22. | "Pygmy" |
| 1:24 |
23. | "9 Carrots" (featuring Toro y Moi) |
| 3:01 |
24. | "FF4" |
| 1:11 |
25. | "Land of Honey" (featuring Solange) |
| 3:27 |
26. | "Thank U Malcolm" |
| 1:32 |
27. | "Hot Oct." |
| 4:35 |
Total length: | 66:57 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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28. | "Quarantine" |
| 3:48 |
Total length: | 70:45 |
Sample credits
Credits adapted from liner notes.[24]
Musicians
Technical
Artwork
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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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 |
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