The Flaming Lips introduced a brand new album in the present day, the long-awaited follow-up to 2020’s American Head. The Teardrop Throbs is out in January, and it marks two vital transitions for the band. For one factor, it is popping out on Jack White’s Third Man Data, making it their first album since 1990’s In A Priest Pushed Ambulance to not be launched by Warner. Not solely is that this the Lips’ first indie album in 37 years, it is their first with out core member Steven Drozd since 1992’s Hit To Loss of life In The Future Head.
Drozd joined the Lips as a drummer in 1991, evolving right into a multi-instrumentalist and a vital architect of their music alongside founder and frontman Wayne Coyne. He left the band in 2024 underneath contentious circumstances, with Coyne claiming he give up and Drozd alleging he was fired. In an interview with Stereogum this yr, Drozd instructed his facet of the story, explaining that when he left for habit remedy, Coyne opted to proceed band actions with out him: “I went again to remedy. And he simply stopped speaking to me. That was it. That was me mainly being fired from the group. So, you understand, I didn’t depart. I used to be fired. I suppose you would say I left as a result of I’m the one which went to remedy, you understand what I imply, and didn’t play the exhibits that have been developing.” Drozd has been engaged on his solo debut album.
The lead single from The Teardrop Throbs is out in the present day. It is known as “God Will Management The Werewolves.” Together with Coyne, band members Matthew Kirksey and Derek Brown are credited as songwriters, as is Taylor Johnson, who co-produced the brand new album with Dave Fridmann and Scott Booker (with further manufacturing by Jon Fridmann and Mike Fridmann). It is a psych-pop ballad with shades of The Mushy Bulletin, particularly when the hovering strings intersect with fuzzed-out lead guitar.
Coyne shared this assertion explaining that the lyrics have been impressed by an journey along with his younger sons underneath the moonlight:
“God Will Management the Werewolves” began as a little bit story about my 2 boys (Bloom and Rex) and me taking part in disguise and search on the park because it was getting darkish outdoors.
We had all develop into very conscious of the moon cycles after we stayed at an ocean view Airbnb a few month earlier. The complete moon had sucked all of the water out of this ocean cove space and we walked 1 / 4 mile out within the seabed seeing unusual ocean creatures connected to the rocks.. however sure.. due to the moon we had this wonderful journey so it was recent in our minds and on this night of disguise and search it was fortunately one other full moon.. Bloom requested me if, whereas him and Rex have been hiding, the werewolves would get them (that they had additionally watched a number of werewolf motion pictures and knew that the total moon was the time when the werewolves have been out and about) and I instructed him God would management the werewolves for a little bit bit whereas we performed disguise n search..
The way in which I heard the tune sounding (in my head) was sort of Pink Floyd Darkish Aspect Of The Moon BUT Syd Barrett remains to be within the band.. ha..
Coyne lately took the stage with longtime collaborator Miley Cyrus on the Hollywood Bowl. Yoshimi followers, please be aware that the brand new album additionally has a tune known as “Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell Half Two.” When you await that one, hear “God Will Management The Werewolves” under.
TRACKLIST:
01 “Throb”
02 “God Will Management The Werewolves”
03 “Titan”
04 “Each Teardrop Cried”
05 “Hooray”
06 “Directions On How To Draw An Eyeball or How To Deal With A Cherished One Who Is Addicted To Medicine”
07 “You See You In Me”
08 “You’ve Acquired Mind Harm”
09 “At The Finish Of The Day”
10 “The Timber Are Getting Their Leaves / Ceasefire In The Metropolis of Singing Flame”
11 “Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell Half Two”
12 “A Sundown Far Away”
13 “Now I Perceive”
TOUR DATES:
01/22 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
01/23 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
01/26 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
01/27 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
02/23 – Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
02/24 – Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
02/27 – Chicago, IL – Metro
02/28 – Chicago, IL – Metro
04/02 – London, UK – O2 Shepherds Bush
04/03 – London, UK – O2 Shepherds Bush
The Teardrop Throbs is out 1/22 on Third Man. Pre-order it right here.
