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The Flaming Lips
At War with the Mystics
The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots established The Flaming Lips as the most innovative, bizarre and truly transcendent act in modern psychedelic rock. Unbelievable as it seems, with At War with the Mystics, the Lips have created what may be their finest—and most diverse—release to date. It’s all here, from the ethereal, Beach Boys-like grandeur of “My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion” to the bouncy, almost cartoonish “Haven’t Got a Clue” and the astounding, Pink Floyd-esque “Pompeii AM Gotterdammerung.” But the undisputed centerpiece is “The W.A.N.D.,” a righteous slab of 70s-style socially conscious acid rock with a snarling fuzz-guitar riff guaranteed to bring a big grin to your face even as it shakes loose all the fillings in your mouth. Throughout the album runs a sense of outrage and disillusionment with the state of the world, uncharacteristic of a band that often seems blissfully optimistic and escapist. The result is an album that’s tightly focused, yet delightfully varied in style, and above all a pure delight.
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