The Flower Lane

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The Flower Lane
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Studio album by
Ducktails
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2013
RecordedGary's Electric Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Genre Indie rock, psychedelic pop, dream pop
Label Domino
Producer Al Carlson, Ducktails
Ducktails chronology
Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics
(2011)		The Flower Lane
(2013)		 St. Catherine
(2015)

The Flower Lane is the fourth studio album by the American indie rock project Ducktails, released on January 28, 2013 on Domino. Co-produced by Matt Mondanile and Al Carlson, The Flower Lane was the first Ducktails album to be recorded in a full studio environment.

Contents

The album's overall aesthetic resembles a full band recording, and features contributions from Big Troubles, Joel Ford, Daniel Lopatin, Sam Mehran, Martin Courtney and Madeline Follin.

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club B [3]
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The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NME 5/10 [6]
Paste 6/10 [7]
Pitchfork Media 7.1/10 [8]
Popmatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]

In a mostly positive for Pitchfork, Steven Hyden praised the album's production and collaborative nature the recording process: "The Flower Lane is the latest progression for what now resembles a fully fledged group. Mondanile's hasn't tempered the echoes of his other band in Ducktails, but he isn't confined to Real Estate's shadow, either." [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

Recording personnel

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  2. 1 2 3 "Critic Reviews for The Flower Lane". Metacritic. CBS Interactive . Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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