![]() Moving backwards in their discography, you see a lot more punk influence and rock. Moving forward in their discography, they become a lot more spacey and psychedelic. However, past that point it's really a matter of taste. trilogy) make a pretty excellent introductory trio - especially if you can get your hands on the 5.1 surround mixes. Soft Bulletin, Yoshimi, and At War with the Mystics (The Warner Bros. I found the Lips through Soft Bulletin, which is still a pretty major album for me - but I think Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots has far more songs on it that I like. Thanks, and I hope everyone has a great day! Is it like that with any of the albums I listed? Did any of you guys really not love their albums at first? And which album do you guys really recommend that’s an essential? I listen to mgmt way too much and I’m kind of desperate to lose myself in another band’s discography. I understand that because I hated mgmt’s self titled album when I first heard it but now I love it. Those are the only albums I’ve listened to by them and I feel like they’re all albums that require multiple listens. I got high and put on my noise canceling headphones, but it wasn’t doing it for me. Then yesterday I tried Embryonic, and idk if I was in the wrong mood, but I just wasn’t feeling it. I liked the first few songs, but it still wasn’t insane. Recently I tried again and listened to The Terror, and it was alright. I listened to the Kings Mouth when it first came out and wasn’t very blown away by it. And everyone says that if I like them, then I should check out the flaming lips. Meanwhile, Coyne has also been dabbling in entrepreneurship by launching his own cannabis brand.I love MGMT.a lot. In Novemeber, the Lips will be embarking on a massive world tour. ![]() Listen to it below, and read more about how this collaboration came to life via CBC News.Įarlier this year, The Flaming Lips approached live music in the time of COVID the best way they knew how: by dividing themselves and their audience members into human-sized hamster balls. ![]() She flips Cave’s original ballad into a hushed bedroom-pop jam, embellished with the band’s psychedelic guitars. “Girl in Amber” was the first track Smith and the Flaming Lips recorded together, with Smith taking the lead vocals. It was cool to listen and learn about Nick Cave and pick the songs we wanted to record.” It was a really steep learning curve. I hadn’t heard of Nick Cave but Wayne suggested that we should start with an album of his cover versions, and then look at recording some of my own songs later. Smith added, “I still really can’t believe it, it was hard to get through all the songs but Wayne was so encouraging when I was struggling with a few of them that I kept going. It was a great way to connect with her and help harness her cool attitude to making music.” With Nell we could see she is on a journey and thought it would be fun to join her for a while and see if we could get things going. In a statement, Coyne said, “It is always great to meet excited, young creative people. Their shared passion spawned the idea of a covers album, which was recorded remotely due to the pandemic. Just like that, Smith and her father exchanged contact information with Coyne and stayed in touch. It didn’t take long for her to become a regular at their typically over-the-top performances, and after nabbing front-row spots a number of times, she caught the attention of the band’s frontman Wayne Coyne. Smith first became enamored with The Flaming Lips when she attended her first show of theirs about three years ago. That album, Where the Viaduct Looms, arrives October 25th, and today, Smith and The Flaming Lips offer a preview with their rendition of the 2016 Bad Seeds track “Girl in Amber.” For 13-year-old Nell Smith, however, that dream came true by way of an album of Nick Cave covers, recorded with none other than The Flaming Lips. It’s not every day that youngsters get to collaborate with some of their biggest musical heroes.
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