New Black Lips - "Short Fuse"

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!

Black Lips - "Short Fuse" (MP3)

200 Million Thousand is out 2/24 on Die Slaughterhaus/Vice Music. Don't stare at it too hard.

Posted at 5:32 PM by amrit in MP3
Tags: Black Lips

15 Comments

This is a great track -- I'm psyched for the new album.

Posted by: drgonzo at 01/27/09 6:02 PM  | Reply
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feb. 24 can't come soon enough

Posted by: Dan at 01/27/09 6:24 PM  | Reply
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agreeeed Dan

Posted by: Panda Snare at 01/27/09 6:44 PM  | Reply
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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?

Posted by: Hmmmmmmmmmmm at 01/27/09 7:23 PM  | Reply
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I see a half-open mouth... with lipstick and some teeth showing up.

Posted by: d33r  in reply to Hmmmmmmmmmmm's comment at 01/27/09 7:31 PM  | Reply
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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.

Posted by: meANDmy_mONKEY  in reply to Hmmmmmmmmmmm's comment at 01/27/09 9:49 PM  | Reply
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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.

Posted by: austinjedwards at 01/27/09 8:34 PM  | Reply
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This is very different. Is that a bad thing? Not in the slightest.

Posted by: Nils at 01/27/09 10:31 PM  | Reply
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F Yeah!

Posted by: ∆B∑L at 01/28/09 1:47 AM  | Reply
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I'm trying to make a connecting joke to them leaving India, but nothing comes to mind...

Posted by: Mark at 01/28/09 2:55 AM  | Reply
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How bout this.....

"Don't Lock me up....I just wannnaa be NUDE, and make out with my band mates!"

Posted by: Matty Phe at 01/28/09 9:46 AM  | Reply
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Why are they trying to kill my optic nerves with that cover.

Posted by: star at 01/29/09 10:44 PM  | Reply
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I have a wait problem. I can't wait for this album

Posted by: BOb at 02/02/09 5:31 PM  | Reply
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Who's singing on this track?

Posted by: Eduardo at 02/04/09 2:23 AM  | Reply
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Cole Alexander

Posted by: monsterBL  in reply to Eduardo's comment at 02/05/09 5:13 PM  | Reply
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