The Flower and the Vessel

The Flower and the Vessel
Studio album by
Félicia Atkinson
Released5 July 2019 (2019-07-05)
GenreExperimental[1]
Length70:00
LabelShelter Press
Producer
Félicia Atkinson chronology
Hand in Hand
(2017) 		The Flower and the Vessel
(2019) 		Everything Evaporate
(2020)

The Flower and the Vessel is a studio album by French musician Félicia Atkinson. It was released on 5 July 2019 through Shelter Press. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[2]

Background

Félicia Atkinson, previously known as Je Suis le Petit Chevalier, is a French experimental musician and visual artist.[3] She created The Flower and the Vessel while pregnant on tour.[4] She has cited Maurice Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges, Claude Debussy's La mer, and Erik Satie's Gymnopédies as influences on the album.[5] The album's closing track "Des Pierres" features Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley on guitar and production.[6] The album was released on 5 July 2019 through Shelter Press.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!8/10[7]
Pitchfork7.8/10[8]
PopMatters8/10[9]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[10]
Spectrum Culture4.25/5[11]
Tiny Mix Tapes[12]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, The Flower and the Vessel received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 from 7 critic scores.[2]

Jonathan Williger of Resident Advisor commented that the album "creates a sense of immersion both through multi-layered sonic expanses and sparse passages that let small, quiet sounds express themselves fully."[10] Hans Kim of PopMatters wrote, "Each song applies an intense focus on the moments and sounds that are otherwise unnoticed."[9] He added, "This fascination with negative space finds materials in what is seemingly silent or empty."[9]

Accolades

Year-end lists for The Flower and the Vessel
Publication List Rank Ref.
The Quietus Quietus Albums of the Year 2019
83
[13]
The Wire Releases of the Year (2019 Rewind)
49
[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Félicia Atkinson.

The Flower and the Vessel track listing
No.TitleLength
1."L'Après-Midi"0:56
2."Moderato Cantabile"7:58
3."Shirley to Shirley"4:14
4."Un Ovale Vert"3:48
5."You Have to Have Eyes"8:02
6."Linguistics of Atoms"5:58
7."Lush"3:38
8."Joan"6:44
9."Open/Ouvre"4:02
10."L'Enfant et le Poulpe"5:58
11."Des Pierres"18:42
Total length:70:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[15]

  • Félicia Atkinson – production, mixing
  • Adam Selzer – recording (8, 9)
  • Martin Antiphon – recording (11)
  • Stephen O'Malley – guitar (11), production (11)
  • Rashad Becker – mastering
  • Bartolomé Sanson – design
  • Julien Carreyn – photography
  • Naomi Tamamura – photography assistance

References

  1. ^ "Exclaim!'s 10 Best Experimental Music Figures of 2019". Exclaim!. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "The Flower and the Vessel by Félicia Atkinson". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  3. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Félicia Atkinson". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b McDermott, Matt (7 May 2019). "Félicia Atkinson reveals new album, The Flower And The Vessel". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  5. ^ Bruce-Jones, Henry (7 May 2019). "Félicia Atkinson to release The Flower And The Vessel on Shelter Press". Fact. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  6. ^ Brooks, Bernie (29 July 2019). "Félicia Atkinson — The Flower And The Vessel". The Quietus. Archived from the original on 12 July 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  7. ^ Press, Kevin (5 July 2019). "Félicia Atkinson The Flower and the Vessel". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  8. ^ Sherburne, Philip (9 July 2019). "Félicia Atkinson: The Flower and the Vessel". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  9. ^ a b c Kim, Hans (8 July 2019). "Félicia Atkinson's 'The Flower and the Vessel' Focuses on Small Gestures". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  10. ^ a b Williger, Jonathan (23 July 2019). "Félicia Atkinson - The Flower And The Vessel". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  11. ^ Lockie, Connor (4 August 2019). "Félicia Atkinson: The Flower and the Vessel". Spectrum Culture. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  12. ^ Cookcook (9 August 2019). "Félicia Atkinson - The Flower and the Vessel". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Quietus Albums Of The Year 2019 (In Association With Norman Records) (page 1)". The Quietus. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Releases of the Year". The Wire. No. 431. January 2020. pp. 29–34.
  15. ^ "The Flower And The Vessel | Félicia Atkinson". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

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