The Flower Lane
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The Flower Lane is the fourth studio album by the American
The album's overall aesthetic resembles a full band recording, and features contributions from Big Troubles,
.Background and recording
The album was recorded in 2012 at Gary's Electric Studio, in Brooklyn, New York. Regarding the recording location, primary recording artist Matt Mondanile noted: "I loved recording at Gary’s Electric Studio because it’s like four or five blocks from my house, so every day I’d get out of bed and spend about twelve hours there. I’ve always wanted to do a record like that."[1]
Unlike Mondanile's previous Ducktails releases, the album featured collaborations from other artists: "People would just walk into the studio and see how they could change the record. I’d spent so much time recording by myself, so I thought this would be something different.”[1]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
Popmatters |   [9] |
| Q |   [2] |
| Slant Magazine |  [10] |
In a mostly positive for
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ivy Covered House" | 3:29 |
| 2. | "The Flower Lane" | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Under Cover" | 6:09 |
| 4. | "Timothy Shy" | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Planet Phrom" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Assistant Director" | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Sedan Magic" | 4:41 |
| 8. | "International Date Line" | 1:58 |
| 9. | "Letter of Intent" | 5:19 |
| 10. | "Academy Avenue" | 2:49 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Matt Mondanile – vocals, guitar, keyboards, drum machine, synth, percussion
- Ian Drennan – electric piano, synth, keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals
- Luka Usmiani – bass guitar
- Alex Craig – guitar, backing vocals
- Sam Franklin – drums, backing vocals, synth
- Joel Ford – bass, backing vocals
- Daniel Lopatin– synth
- Sam Mehran – guitar
- Martin Courtney – piano
- Madeline Follin – vocals (7)
- Jessa Farkas – vocals (9)
- Al Carlson – flute
Recording personnel
- Matt Mondanile – producer
- Al Carlson – producer, engineer, mixing
References
- ^ a b Zoladz, Lindsay. "Beat Construction: Ducktails". thefader.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ Mincher, Chris (January 29, 2013). "Ducktails: The Flower Lane". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ Hann, Michael (January 24, 2013). "Ducktails: The Flower Lane – review". The Guardian. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ Fullerton, Jamie (January 24, 2013). "Ducktails - 'The Flower Lane'". NME. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ Hendrickson, John (January 29, 2013). "Ducktails: The Flower Lane". Paste. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- Popmatters. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ Liedel, Kevin (January 25, 2013). "Ducktails: The Flower Lane". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
