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Lightning Strikes the Postman
Rock · 2016 · 10 tracks · 52m

Lightning Strikes the Postman

The Flaming Lips

A gritty, alternate-mix companion to Clouds Taste Metallic. Fuzzed-out guitars and surrealist pop melodies captured with a raw, mid-nineties analog warmth.

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It's the Clouds Taste Metallic you know, but with the guitars turned up and the weirdness dialed to eleven.

A whimsical and fuzzed-out exploration of suburban surrealism and existential wonder.

Lightning Strikes the Postman · vs · The Flaming Lips
Playful+1.5σ

Playful saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 52m
01
The Abandoned Hospital Ship
6:07
03
Placebo Headwound
4:08
04
This Here Giraffe
3:49
06
Guy Who Got a Headache and Accidentally Saves the World
4:43
07
When You Smile
3:25
08
Kim’s Watermelon Gun
3:42
09
They Punctured My Yolk
5:11
11
Christmas at the Zoo
3:15
12
Evil Will Prevail
4:21
13
Bad Days
4:39
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jagged and harmonically rich guitar solo that cuts through the mix with more grit than the standard studio version.
A moment of unexpected clarity where the vocal harmonies float above a particularly dense layer of fuzz.
The way the drums feel more immediate and room-heavy, giving the track a rehearsal space intimacy.
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