King's Mouth: Music and Songs

AlbumApr 13 / 201912 songs, 41m 16s96%
Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop
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7.0 / 10

As far as concept albums about magical, abnormally sized severed heads go, this is a pretty breezy listen.

6 / 10

On album 15, the band more playful, melodic, cinematic and cohesive than they have since ‘Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots’

7 / 10

Wayne Coyne et al flout expectation once more on new album

Flaming Lips feel weighed down on their 15th album, 'King's Mouth,' by its high-concept ambition.  

Not a step misplaced.

On their new albums, Sum 41 explore political rage and The Flaming Lips dig further into the conceptual psychedelia of their most famous past hits, but Beach Boy Mike Love remains embedded in very familiar territory

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7 / 10

Even today, nearly 40 years after the band's inception, it remains hard to pin down what, exactly, makes a Flaming Lips record. The pastel c...

7.0 / 10

On paper, King's Mouth is the most "Flaming Lips" release you could possibly imagine.

6 / 10

King’s Mouth is alive with all of the psychedelic irreverence, scuzzy beats and melodious pop that’s become The Flaming Lips hallmark.

The album’s heartwarming melodies set to hit-and-miss lyrics represents at least a partial return to form.

8 / 10

It says a lot about the general weirdness of the Flaming Lips that when they make a concept album featuring narration by Mick Jones of the Clash, it barely...

After a long spell of indulging in 24-hour jams and Stone Roses covers, Wayne Coyne’s band marshal their psychedelic powers for lush, honed songs

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What King’s Mouth makes clear, though, is that the Flaming Lips are a great band because they’ve always kept evolving.

Album Reviews: The Flaming Lips - King's Mouth

3.5 / 5

The Flaming Lips - King's Mouth review: A partial return to excellence.

8 / 10