New Flaming Lips - "Convinced Of The Hex" & "Silver Trembling Hands"

As reported, MGMT and Karen O show up on the Flaming Lips' forthcoming double album Embryonic, but as far as I can tell, they don't show up on either the shuffling "Convinced Of The Hex" or the echoing "Silver Trembling Hands." "Convinced" comes with an interestingly unhinged, busy pace. The dreamy "Silver" hits more like epics of Flaming Lips past, but check out the Kraut-style percussion. The two tracks are both at Covert Curiosity. The also show up -- along with "The Impulse" and three B-sides -- on the above pictured digital EP, which you can get when purchasing tickets online for certain Lips summer shows.

Embryonic is out in 9/29 on Warner Bros.

Posted at 4:26 PM by brandon in MP3
Tags: The Flaming Lips

11 Comments

Ah finally some tracks from the album and they sound great too.

Posted by: Mr_Blue_Angel_Dood at 07/20/09 4:44 PM | Reply
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has anybody gotten their b-sides yet?

Posted by: KJK at 07/20/09 4:48 PM | Reply
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so excited!!! but wait so MGMT is or isn't appearing on the album?? i would love to hear all those guys together

Posted by: oh my goodness at 07/20/09 4:56 PM | Reply
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MGMT, Karen O, and a German mathmetician are going to be on Embryonic (not on the EP). I'd say their contributions are small since I think they did it over the phone. And Stereogum says that the EP consists of the 3 new songs and the 3 b-sides you get when you purchase tickets, but that's not true. I got the 3 new songs a couple of weeks ago but they haven't released the b-sides yet.

Posted by: KJK in reply to oh my goodness's comment at 07/20/09 5:11 PM | Reply
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Enjoyable!!!

Posted by: Burg at 07/20/09 5:38 PM | Reply
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never understood why this band gets attention. he can't sing, they try to sound like pink floyd...why?

Posted by: Billy Side at 07/20/09 8:42 PM | Reply
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My friend, get ready for a lot of red arrows

Posted by: Andrew in reply to Billy Side's comment at 07/20/09 9:05 PM | Reply
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liking bands who have no talent does not make you cool or unique. just a different cliche.

Posted by: billyside in reply to Andrew's comment at 07/21/09 10:51 AM | Reply
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MGMT and The Flaming Lips are both playing at the Splendour in the Grass festival in Australia this weekend. Think will see a collab???

Posted by: Drake at 07/20/09 8:58 PM | Reply
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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Mmmmmmmm.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

I like these a bunch.

Posted by: Hieronymus at 07/21/09 6:23 AM | Reply
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Both of these sound like the silver apples; fuckin' awesome!

Posted by: David at 07/21/09 11:55 AM | Reply
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