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{{Infobox album
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| name = Flowers On the Weekend
| name = Flowers on the Weekend
| type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Asher Roth]]
| artist = [[Asher Roth]]
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| cover = Flowers_On_the_Weekend_Album_Cover.jpg
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| released = April 23, 2020
| released = April 23, 2020
| recorded = 2016-2020
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'''''Flowers On the Weekend''''' is the third [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] [[hip hop music|hip hop]] recording artist [[Asher Roth]]. The album was released on April 23, 2020, by Retrohash LLC. The album was solely produced by Asher Roth Old time music friend Rob Deckhart and features [[guest appearance]]s from [[Lil Yachty]], Gaby Duran, CJ Smith, Joyce Wrice, Bubby and Iojii.
'''''Flowers on the Weekend''''' is the third [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] [[hip hop music|hip hop]] recording artist [[Asher Roth]]. The album was released on April 23, 2020 on his own Retrohash LLC label. It was produced by Roth and Rob Deckhart and features [[guest appearance]]s from [[Lil Yachty]], Gaby Duran, CJ Smith, Joyce Wrice, Bubby and Iojii.


==Background==
==Background==
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==Recording and production==
==Recording and production==
Towards the end of 2016 Asher moved back to Philadelphia and was reunited with an old/new best musical friend Rob Deckhart and th dream of finally recording an album in his home state was finally a reality and the two spent four years working on a number of tracks till the project that is Flowers on the Weekend was finished.
Towards the end of 2016 Asher moved back to Philadelphia and was reunited with an old/new best musical friend Rob Deckhart and th dream of finally recording an album in his home state was finally a reality and the two spent four years working on a number of tracks till the project that is Flowers on the Weekend was finished.

==Release and promotion==
The Album had very minimal promotion compared to Asher previous albums with just emails sent out to Asher loyal fan base.


==Singles==
==Singles==
The First single was released in 2018 the track "Mommydog" featuring CJ Smith
The first single was "Mommydog", featuring CJ Smith, released in 2018. The second single "Hunnid", featuring Joyce Wrice, was released in April 2020.


==Critical reception==
Second Single "Hunnid" featuring Joyce Wrice was released in April, 2020 as the main promotional single before the album was fully released.
{{Album ratings

| rev1 = ''[[HipHopDX]]''
==Commercial performance==
| rev1score = 2.9/5<ref name="HipHopDX review" />
The Album was the first of Asher Career to not chart in any form of the [[Billboard Chart]].
| rev2 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev2score = 2.9/10<ref name="Pitchfork review" />
}}
The album received negative reviews from music critics. Bernadette Giacomazzo of ''[[HipHopDX]]'' said that Roth "seems entirely out of his league" in attempting to tackle serious subjects, and "while he hits the mark on more than a few occasions, he falls disastrously short on more than a few others". However, "Way More Fun" and "Hibiscus" were singled out for praise, and Giacomazzo concluded that "''Flowers on the Weekend'', overall, is an interesting listen, if nothing else."<ref name="HipHopDX review">{{cite web |last=Giacomazzo |first=Bernadette |title=Review: Asher Roth's Self-Imposed Exile Ends With The Uneven 'Flowers On The Weekend' |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3669/title.review-asher-roths-self-imposed-exile-ends-with-the-uneven-flowers-on-the-weekend |website=[[HipHopDX]] |date=April 29, 2020 |access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> Dani Blum of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' was more critical, stating that it was hard to take Roth's newfound political commitment seriously, and that the album's "most firm commitment is to bludgeoning language and logic". Blum stated that "the production alternates between grating open-mic-night theatrics—clanging cymbals, cloying bursts of trumpet, audible whoops—and plodding drums" and that the songs were "frictionless and forgettable".<ref name="Pitchfork review">{{cite web |last=Blum |first=Dani |title=Asher Roth: ''Flowers on the Weekend'' |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/asher-roth-flowers-on-the-weekend/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=April 27, 2020 |access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
*All songs produced by Rob Deckhart.
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Things Change
| title1 = Things Change
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| title3 = Way More Fun
| title3 = Way More Fun
| note3 = featuring [[Lil Yachty]]
| note3 = featuring [[Lil Yachty]]
| writer3 = Asher Roth & Lil Yachty
| writer3 = {{hlist|Roth|Lil Yachty}}
| length3 = 2:25
| length3 = 2:25


| title4 = Hibiscus
| title4 = Hibiscus
| note4 = featuring Gaby Duran & CJ Smith
| note4 = featuring Gaby Duran & CJ Smith
| writer4 = Asher Roth, Gaby Duran & CJ Smith
| writer4 = {{hlist|Roth|Gaby Duran|CJ Smith}}
| length4 = 3:00
| length4 = 3:00


| title5 = Still Got Some
| title5 = Still Got Some
| note5 =
| writer5 = Roth
| writer5 = Asher Roth
| length5 = 2:55
| length5 = 2:55


| title6 = Hunnid
| title6 = Hunnid
| note6 = featuring Joyce Wrice
| note6 = featuring Joyce Wrice
| writer6 = Asher Roth & Joyce Wrice
| writer6 = {{hlist|Roth|Joyce Wrice}}
| length6 = 3:14
| length6 = 3:14


| title7 = In Between
| title7 = In Between
| note7 =
| writer7 = Roth
| writer7 = Asher Roth
| length7 = 2:39
| length7 = 2:39


| title8 = Spaceship
| title8 = Spaceship
| note8 = featuring Buddy
| note8 = featuring Buddy
| writer8 = Asher Roth & Buddy
| writer8 = {{hlist|Roth|Buddy}}
| length8 = 2:52
| length8 = 2:52


| title9 = Dark Chocolate
| title9 = Dark Chocolate
| note9 =
| writer9 = Roth
| writer9 = Asher Roth
| length9 = 2:30
| length9 = 2:30


| title10 = Cher in Chernobyl
| title10 = Cher in Chernobyl
| note10 = featuring Iojii
| note10 = featuring Iojii
| writer10 = Asher Roth & Iojii
| writer10 = {{hlist|Roth|Iojii}}
| length10 = 3:14
| length10 = 3:14


| title11 = Back of the Class
| title11 = Back of the Class
| note11 =
| writer11 = Roth
| writer11 = Asher Roth
| length11 = 3:03
| length11 = 3:03


| title12 = Mommydog
| title12 = Mommydog
| note12 = featuring CJ Smith
| note12 = featuring CJ Smith
| writer12 = Asher Roth & CJ Smith
| writer12 = {{hlist|Roth|Smith}}
| length12 = 2:50
| length12 = 2:50
}}
}}



==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:34, 9 June 2020

Flowers on the Weekend
File:Flowers On the Weekend Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Asher Roth
ReleasedApril 23, 2020
Recorded20162020
GenreHip hop
Length32:02
LabelRetrohash LLC
ProducerAsher Roth (exec.), Rob Deckhart
Asher Roth chronology
RetroHash
(2014) 		Flowers on the Weekend
(2020)
Singles from Creating Flowers On the Weekend
  1. "Mommydog"
    Released: September 14, 2018
  2. "Hunnid"
    Released: April 16, 2020

Flowers on the Weekend is the third studio album by American hip hop recording artist Asher Roth. The album was released on April 23, 2020 on his own Retrohash LLC label. It was produced by Roth and Rob Deckhart and features guest appearances from Lil Yachty, Gaby Duran, CJ Smith, Joyce Wrice, Bubby and Iojii.

Background

Asher Roth released his second studio album in 2014, after several delays and cancelled albums with creative differences being the main issues with major labels he finally got released from contact in 2012 and created his own imprint and label called Retrohash that was taken from the name of his second album and spells his name asher roth backwards the album RetroHash is just the kick off of this newfound freedom."[1]

Recording and production

Towards the end of 2016 Asher moved back to Philadelphia and was reunited with an old/new best musical friend Rob Deckhart and th dream of finally recording an album in his home state was finally a reality and the two spent four years working on a number of tracks till the project that is Flowers on the Weekend was finished.

Singles

The first single was "Mommydog", featuring CJ Smith, released in 2018. The second single "Hunnid", featuring Joyce Wrice, was released in April 2020.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX2.9/5[2]
Pitchfork2.9/10[3]

The album received negative reviews from music critics. Bernadette Giacomazzo of HipHopDX said that Roth "seems entirely out of his league" in attempting to tackle serious subjects, and "while he hits the mark on more than a few occasions, he falls disastrously short on more than a few others". However, "Way More Fun" and "Hibiscus" were singled out for praise, and Giacomazzo concluded that "Flowers on the Weekend, overall, is an interesting listen, if nothing else."[2] Dani Blum of Pitchfork was more critical, stating that it was hard to take Roth's newfound political commitment seriously, and that the album's "most firm commitment is to bludgeoning language and logic". Blum stated that "the production alternates between grating open-mic-night theatrics—clanging cymbals, cloying bursts of trumpet, audible whoops—and plodding drums" and that the songs were "frictionless and forgettable".[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Things Change"Asher Roth3:06
2."Flowers on the Weekend"Asher Roth2:32
3."Way More Fun" (featuring Lil Yachty)
  • Roth
  • Lil Yachty
2:25
4."Hibiscus" (featuring Gaby Duran & CJ Smith)
  • Roth
  • Gaby Duran
  • CJ Smith
3:00
5."Still Got Some"Roth2:55
6."Hunnid" (featuring Joyce Wrice)
  • Roth
  • Joyce Wrice
3:14
7."In Between"Roth2:39
8."Spaceship" (featuring Buddy)
  • Roth
  • Buddy
2:52
9."Dark Chocolate"Roth2:30
10."Cher in Chernobyl" (featuring Iojii)
  • Roth
  • Iojii
3:14
11."Back of the Class"Roth3:03
12."Mommydog" (featuring CJ Smith)
  • Roth
  • Smith
2:50

References

  1. ^ Tedaldi, Luke (2013-12-20). "Asher Roth Says 'Retro Hash' Will Be A Moody Album About Freedom". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  2. ^ a b Giacomazzo, Bernadette (April 29, 2020). "Review: Asher Roth's Self-Imposed Exile Ends With The Uneven 'Flowers On The Weekend'". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Blum, Dani (April 27, 2020). "Asher Roth: Flowers on the Weekend". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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