My guess is that Vice didn’t want to release this next single from Black Lips’ 200 Million Thousand until they could be sure the GA crew weren’t still on the lam in India. Well worry not publicists, the band is safely engaging in IM sessions from King Khan’s house in Berlin, and that dude is a slightly more liberal Indian than the ones they fled. So it’s OK to get naked again! Meanwhile this it’s-appropriate-to-post-this-since-the-band-is-safe track is fairly superb, in line with the band’s Progress Report promise (more melodic, but not overproduced), drawing a bit on state-mates R.E.M.’s jangly salad days in the verse, with plenty of weird whooshing space sounds to keep tight to their “flower-punk” self-descriptors. Also, the lyrics? “Don’t lock me up I got a short fuse”? Relevant!
200 Million Thousand is out 2/24 on Die Slaughterhaus/Vice Music. Don’t stare at it too hard.
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This is a great track — I’m psyched for the new album.
wait…what? I don’t even like the Black Lips…
Internet Ghost, Internet Ghost that I fear the most. Y u b messin with me?
feb. 24 can’t come soon enough
agreeeed Dan
I just looked at the album cover from across the room and saw a face in those black lines. Am I an idiot for not noticing this before or does no one see this?
I see a half-open mouth… with lipstick and some teeth showing up.
Wow, i totally see it too. There is a big mouth just above “The Black Lips” and a nose, and eyes at the very top of the cover. This must be the year or optical illusion album covers.
This is really good. I think it’s crazy how much depth they can get out of their lo-fi sound you know? Anyone can do garage rock, but theirs is delightfully unique.
This is very different. Is that a bad thing? Not in the slightest.
F Yeah!
I’m trying to make a connecting joke to them leaving India, but nothing comes to mind…
How bout this…..
“Don’t Lock me up….I just wannnaa be NUDE, and make out with my band mates!”
Why are they trying to kill my optic nerves with that cover.
I have a wait problem. I can’t wait for this album
Who’s singing on this track?
Cole Alexander