Emily Alone is the third record by folk band Florist, released through Double Double Whammy on 26 July 2019 . Although Florist is a collaborative project, the record was written and recorded solely by Florist member Emily A. Sprague, who also has ambient solo music released under her own name.[1]

Emily Alone
Studio album by
Released26 July 2019
RecordedWinter 2018
Length39:42
LabelDouble Double Whammy
Florist chronology
If Blue Could Be Happiness
(2017)
Emily Alone
(2019)
Florist
(2022)

Background

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Sprague grew up in New York, and Florist were originally based in Brooklyn, where they released their first two albums in 2016 and 2017 on Double Double Whammy.[2][3] In 2017 Sprague moved across the country to Los Angeles, in response to what she described as a need "to go somewhere drastically different to discover new parts of myself."[4] In California she started recording ambient music, and releasing it as a solo artist.[5]

Sprague recorded Emily Alone at her home in LA in the winter of 2018.[2][4] She told Stereogum that she was "incredibly depressed for the first six months to a year that I lived [in LA]. Writing the album was the thing that finally was the culmination of all those feelings, the thing that finally released it all."[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[6]
Metacritic87/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [8]
No Ripcord7/10[9]
Paste9.2/10[10]
Pitchfork8.4/10[1]

Emily Alone was released to critical acclaim. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 87 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on five reviews.[7] Jenn Pelly of Pitchfork called the album "dark, acoustic, and bracingly metaphysical...the most striking Florist release yet."[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."As Alone"04:02
2."Moon Begins"03:05
3."Celebration"04:27
4."I Also Have Eyes"04:16
5."Ocean Arms"03:34
6."Time Is A Dark Feeling"02:36
7."M"02:46
8."Now"03:01
9."Rain Song"03:35
10."Still"01:17
11."Shadow Bloom"03:40
12."Today I'll Have You Around"03:22
Total length:39:42

Personnel

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  • Emily Sprague – layout, design, writing, recording
  • Josh Bonati – mastering
  • Phil Hartunian – additional mixing
  • Carley Solether – cover photography

References

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  1. ^ a b Sam Sodomsky (July 29, 2019). "Florist: Emily Alone Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Jenn Pelly (2019-07-25), "Florist's Emily Sprague Is on a Never-Ending Search for Life's Biggest Mysteries", pitchfork.com, Pitchfork, retrieved 2024-04-27
  3. ^ Mia Hughes (2022-07-20), "Florist is here to make friends", npr.org, NPR, retrieved 2024-04-27
  4. ^ a b c James Rettig (2019-06-25), "Finding Balance With Florist", stereogum.com, Stereogum, retrieved 2024-04-27
  5. ^ Mark Richardson (2019-06-01), "Emily A. Sprague Water Memory (review)", pitchfork.com, Pitchfork, retrieved 2024-04-27
  6. ^ "Florist Emily Alone", anydecentmusic.com, AnyDecentMusic?, retrieved 2024-04-27
  7. ^ a b "Emily Alone by Florist Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Emily Alone at AllMusic
  9. ^ Juan Edgardo Rodriguez (2019-07-20), "Emily Alone (review)", noripcord.com, retrieved 2024-04-27
  10. ^ Ben Salmon (July 25, 2019). "Florist: Emily Alone Review". Paste. Retrieved August 14, 2021.