Florasongs

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.

Reception

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.

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