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Peace Sword
Rock · 2013 · 5 tracks · 25m

Peace Sword

The Flaming Lips

A shimmering, sci-fi inspired EP that trades maximalist chaos for cosmic melancholy. Pulsing synths and gentle vocals create a lush, lonely space-rock atmosphere.

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It's like a lonely disco on a space station where the robots are starting to feel feelings.

A shimmering, lonely exploration of the space between technology and the human heart.

Peace Sword · vs · The Flaming Lips
Gentle+1.3σ

The vocals lean notably further into gentle than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 25m
01
Peace Sword (Open Your Heart)
5:12
02
If They Move, Shoot ’Em
5:40
03
Is the Black at the End Good?
6:22
04
Think Like a Machine, Not a Boy
3:29
05
Wolf Child
5:14
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the driving beat of the title track into the more abstract, swirling textures of the middle section.
The way the synths on 'Is the Black at the End Good?' seem to expand and contract like a breathing organism.
The fragile, high-register vocal delivery on 'Think Like a Machine, Not a Boy' that creates a sense of profound isolation.
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