Today The Flaming Lips announced through a press release
that they will be releasing a new record The Terror, their thirteenth studio
album, on April 2nd. It states "The album was produced by the
band’s long-time collaborator Dave Fridmann and THE FLAMING LIPS at Tarbox Road
Studios. It is comprised of nine original compositions that reflect a
darker-hued spectrum than previous works, along with a more inward-looking lyrical
perspective than one might expect — but then again, maybe not. It’s up to you,
the listener, to decide what it means to you".
Wayne Coyne explains, “Why would we make
this music that is The Terror — this bleak, disturbing record? I don’t
really want to know the answer that I think is coming. Maybe this is the
beginning of the answer.”
“If we have love, give love and know love,” Coyne says, “we are truly
alive and if there is no love, there would be no life. The Terror,
we know now, that even without love, life goes on…we just go on…There is no
mercy killing.”
All
pre-orders of The Terror will include an Instant gratification,
Non-Album, Bonus Track titled,
“Sun Blows Up Today.”
“Sun Blows Up Today” is also the music
bed for a very cool TV commercial which also stars The Flaming Lips and
will air during the Super Bowl on Feb 3rd.
Additionally THE LIPS have also
created a lyric video especially for this non-album Bonus track.
Track listing for The Terror:
Look…The Sun Is Rising
Be Free, A Way
Try To Explain
You Lust
The Terror
You Are Alone
Butterfly, How Long It Takes To Die
Turning Violent
Always There…In Our Hearts
Non-Album, Bonus
Track – digital album ONLY:
Sun Blows Up Today
