I think the shield has also been erased from "Oczy Mlody" & "King's Mouth", too! Instant collectors' item, if you got them !
My fandom had about a ten year peak from Yoshimi through the series of collaborative EP's they released in 2011. I never really gave the Sgt. Pepper remake with Miley Cirus a chance, but I thoroughly enjoyed The Terror, Oczy Mlody, and King's Mouth. I've purposely avoided the new tracks, but if the descriptions comparing this new stuff to Soft Bulletin era stuff are accurate, then color me especially excited. They've had a couple missteps over the last decade and a half (for my tastes, anyway), but they've not given me any indication that they're incapable of still making some really good music. I'm quite looking forward to this.
I would spend an extremely irresponsible amount of $$$ to rent a family-sized space bubble at Lips show right now.
Yeah, that's usually a square, but since the new Warner logo doesn't lend itself the same "striking" effect as the shield, they probably re-shaped it to be shield-like. I guess we should be glad they opted to stick with the skull and not a fetus or something. I wasn't wowed by any of the tracks so far, but I will still buy anything the Lips put out. I didn't really care for Oczy Mlody or King's Mouth, but I still listen to them regularly. The Lips are just that good.
Exactly. The Flips haven't ever gone anywhere. Since 2006, they've been one of the most prolific bands I can think of with an album every other year or so at most.
another track and fantastic like the rest imo. its beautiful however the lyrics are kind of funny i dont know whether to feel the beauty of the music or laugh at the lyrics sometimes
Really, really looking forward to the album, fantastic track like you say. The first part really reminds me of Sparklehorse and there’s nothing wrong with that. Beautiful fragility.
new song with vocals by steve drozd. He sounds just like wayne. decent guitar solo at the end. Its another beautiful song. This album might dethrone soft bulletin?
Wow, I really like the production on this one. It sounds really good with headphone on thru youtube stream, hoping the digital release sounds even better. Nice fat synths and clean drumming. In fact the drum licks reminded me of Nick Mason. Not knowing anything about the album it sounds like they put a lot of effort into it. Oh and nice slide guitar in spots which eventually leads to a nice solo (remember guitar solo's?)
There is a limited edition (500) signed coloured vinyl available from the Flaming Lips website but also available in the EU here : The Flaming Lips - American Head. Vinyl LP, CD. Bella Union.
thanks for the link. i didnt even know preorders where up on the official store with the signed art print. its sold out now. however i was able to order one from the EU store link you provided. and it ends up being cheaper. its 50$ plus shipping on the lips official site but its 35$+11$ shipping on the EU store.
Can Wayne even sing anymore? It's been a decade since I've heard a vocal from him that wasn't processed all to Hell and back.
His vocals were great on Embryonic but not much of that was actually singing. Around 2010, his voice went into the toilet and I haven't heard a good vocal take. The heavy processing worked on The Terror, by nature of the album, but in their more song-like compositions, the decay is glaringly obvious. He's been quoted within the past five years as calling cocaine a recreational drug like marijuana, so that might explain part of it.
As a long-time fan of The Lips up through Yoshimi, I have to say that these new tracks aren't grabbing me at first listen. Perhaps it needs time. Not one up-tempo track? Not sure I can take a whole record of mid-tempo ballads.
you know,that is true. my favourite track on yoshimi was in the morning of magicians and on soft bulletin i think it was race for the prize. I didnt think about that. this could be a downfall of american head.
And where is the humor that I always thought was intrinsic to the band? The levity? I miss that element from their earlier material.
There's two different bands called the Flaming Lips - one which existed from 1983 to 1996 and one which existed from 1996 onwards. While there is some levity to be found in the second group, they tend to have a highly serious focus. That, to me, is what drew me to them. Their focus is "everything will die and nothing will last forever, but that doesn't compare to the joy of being alive, so embrace it!" That was something I needed to hear when I discovered them, and that's why I've stuck with them - and will continue to stick with them - even though the last two albums were not very good. To be fair, the early years of the band also had that same enthusiasm for life - but rather than be up front with it, they wrote songs about giraffes. What I hear in the first band is a group of people who really want to say something but aren't sure how. The second band found the way to say it. At the same time, what some people see in the first band is a great group of fun-loving weirdos, and see the second band as overly serious and no fun. It is hard to find middle ground - I love both bands, but the second is my favorite by a long shot.
I guess I prefer the incarnation of the band that was able to balance levity with cosmic heaviness. I don't like their sillier songs about giraffes, zoos, etc., but some albums like Hit to Death and Transmissions seem to strike the balance that I prefer. But I'm always open to growing into new reincarnations of the band!
These new songs sound promising. I love their Soft Bulletin through Embryonic run, but they lost me soon after as it seemed like the quality was dropping fast and hard. I don't think I heard anything from their 2019 release. I'd love a new Lips album that is really good, and my hopes are definitely up after hearing these new songs. Something about this band is pure magic when they are firing on all cylinders.
Is it just me or does it look like Wayne has been doing Botox or something? His face just seems off on these few videos. Maybe it's the make-up, I don't know
My limited edition arrived. I didn't realise it was being released so soon. It's a really nice package. The swirl vinyl looks really fantastic, is flat and sounds good. Album cover art is included as a card insert signed by Wayne 2020 with a smiley sun. Time to soak up the music. Whoops ! Spoke too soon ! Side 3 full of clicks and pops
wow so you get it 2 weeks early if you bought it from their site? interesting. but sucks about the quality control.
