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King’s Mouth: Music and Songs
Rock · 2019 · 12 tracks · 41m

King’s Mouth: Music and Songs

The Flaming Lips

A lush, narrated psychedelic fable that trades the band's usual chaos for gentle melodies, acoustic textures, and a storybook sense of wonder.

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It's like a psychedelic bedtime story narrated by a member of The Clash.

A gentle, wide-eyed sense of wonder that feels like a cosmic fairy tale.

King’s Mouth: Music and Songs · vs · The Flaming Lips
Storytelling+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 41m
01
We Don’t Know How and We Don’t Know Why
1:10
02
The Sparrow
5:38
03
Giant Baby
3:51
04
Mother Universe
1:51
05
How Many Times
3:22
06
Electric Fire
4:45
07
All for the Life of the City
4:39
08
Feedaloodum Beedle Dot
2:50
09
Funeral Parade
2:58
10
Dipped in Steel
1:28
11
Mouth of the King
4:48
12
How Can a Head
4:09
Moments Worth Waiting For
The gravelly, comforting voice of Mick Jones introducing the mythic world over a bed of shimmering synthesizers.
The way the acoustic strumming in Giant Baby swells into a widescreen, melodic chorus that feels like a hug.
The transition into the Funeral Parade where the mood shifts from whimsical to a surprisingly moving, grounded melancholy.
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