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]
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| Released | 26 July 2019 | |||
| Recorded | Winter 2018 | |||
| Length | 39:42 | |||
| Label | Double Double Whammy | |||
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Background
editSprague 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
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.9/10[6] |
| Metacritic | 87/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| No Ripcord | 7/10[9] |
| Paste | 9.2/10[10] |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10[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
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- Emily Sprague – layout, design, writing, recording
- Josh Bonati – mastering
- Phil Hartunian – additional mixing
- Carley Solether – cover photography
References
edit- ^ a b Sam Sodomsky (July 29, 2019). "Florist: Emily Alone Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ 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
- ^ Mia Hughes (2022-07-20), "Florist is here to make friends", npr.org, NPR, retrieved 2024-04-27
- ^ a b c James Rettig (2019-06-25), "Finding Balance With Florist", stereogum.com, Stereogum, retrieved 2024-04-27
- ^ Mark Richardson (2019-06-01), "Emily A. Sprague Water Memory (review)", pitchfork.com, Pitchfork, retrieved 2024-04-27
- ^ "Florist Emily Alone", anydecentmusic.com, AnyDecentMusic?, retrieved 2024-04-27
- ^ a b "Emily Alone by Florist Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ Emily Alone at AllMusic
- ^ Juan Edgardo Rodriguez (2019-07-20), "Emily Alone (review)", noripcord.com, retrieved 2024-04-27
- ^ Ben Salmon (July 25, 2019). "Florist: Emily Alone Review". Paste. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
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