The Flaming Lips will release their thirteenth studio album titled The Terror
in April, and although many people (of the internet age) already have their
hands on it, they might not have this pre-hype gem. I'm not sure why The Flaming Lips haven’t put
"Sun Blows Up Today" on The Terror, it may be down to the context and
lyrical meaning on a whole. This song would fit nicely on The Terror and
Embryonic for that matter. After the Heady Fwends collaboration album
last year, expectations were somewhat lowered, due to some of the
names and sounds on this album. Ke$ha being a name many wouldn’t expect to hear
in the same sentence as The Flaming Lips.
"Sun Blows Up Today" is a return to form for The Flaming
Lips. Wayne Coyne's youthful nature and Steven
Drozd's experiments have always been a fresh and unique touch on
neo-psychedelia. Embryonic will go down as The Flaming Lips most adventurous
album, until The Terror gets the full critical stabbing. The experimental
style of The Flaming Lips can be heard all over "Sun Blows Up Today".
The pounding electronic drumming and hand claps, the synthesizer riffs that
have been layered, many times, Coyne's chopped up and reverberated vocal. It
all comes together after 20 seconds and never really fades away, with the
Suicide-esque no wave percussion stuck in the listeners mind. If this song is intended
to excite listeners, then I’m definitely excited. The Terror will be out
in April, and you better not shy away from it.
~Eddie