Florasongs

Florasongs (stylized florasongs) is an EP by the American indie rock band The Decemberists, released on October 9, 2015, on Capitol Records. The release is composed of five out-takes from their seventh studio album, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World.

florasongs
EP by The Decemberists
Released	October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)
Genre	Indie folk, folk rock
Length	18:48
Label	Capitol Records
Producer	Tucker Martine and The Decemberists
The Decemberists EP chronology
Long Live the King (2011) florasongs (2015)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	5.8/10[2]
PopMatters	7/10[3]
Sputnikmusic	[4]
Renowned for Sound	[5]

Critical reception to florasongs was mixed, but mostly positive. The EP did not receive a rating from an aggregate score website, but it did garner reviews from primarily independent music criticism websites. Pitchfork's Evan Rytlewski wrote in his review, "Unlike its full-length counterpart, though, Florasongs has brevity working in its favor." Rytlewski later penned, "Florasongs never overcomes the sense that they’re selling themselves short, penning good-enough songs when they used to shoot for grand, great ones."

Track listing

All songs are written and composed by Colin Meloy.

1. "Why Would I Now?" – 3:42
2. "Riverswim" – 4:53
3. "Fits & Starts" – 2:41
4. "The Harrowed and the Haunted" – 4:07
5. "Stateside" – 3:25

Personnel

The Decemberists

• Jenny Conlee – piano, organ, backing vocals, Vibraphone, Accordion, production
• Chris Funk – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, production
• Colin Meloy – vocals, drum programming, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, bouzouki, tambourine, production
• John Moen – drums, backing, production
• Nate Query – bass guitar, upright bass, production

Additional musicians

• Anna Fritz – cello
• Kyleen King – viola
• Patti King – violin
• Rob Moose – violin and string arrangements
• Rachel Flotard – backing
• Kelly Hogan – backing
• Laura Veirs – backing

Production

• Carson Ellis – illustrations, lettering
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Tucker Martine – engineering, mixing, production
• Greg Ornella – engineering
• Nick Steinhardt – design

References

1. "Florasongs - The Decemberists". Allmusic. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
2. Rytlewski, Evan. "The Decemberists: Florasongs EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
3. Zimmerman, Lee. "The Decemberists - Florasongs". PopMatters. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
4. "The Decemberists - Florasongs". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
5. Smith, Michael. "EP REVIEW: THE DECEMBERISTS – FLORASONGS". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved November 13, 2016.