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Hear It Is
Rock · 1986 · 1 track

Hear It Is

The Flaming Lips

A gritty, unpolished collision of 80s punk energy and dark psychedelia. Raw, distorted, and far removed from their later symphonic pop.

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Before the giant hamsters and space bubbles, they were just a really loud, weird garage band.

A restless, gritty exploration of psychedelic themes through a dark, post-punk lens.

Hear It Is · vs · The Flaming Lips
Dive Bar+2.8σ

Dive Bar saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 1 Track
11
Summertime Blues
2:30
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden shift from acoustic strumming to a wall of jagged electric distortion on the opening track.
The frantic, almost desperate energy of the Eddie Cochran cover that closes the record.
A moment of unexpected, haunting clarity where the feedback drops away to reveal a fragile vocal melody.
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