Blog: The Needle Drop

As an experimental music fan, I'm sort of afraid to admit that the Flaming Lips sometimes take things a bit too far for me. Is the above track one of those times? No, of course not. For me, it's actually an example of a time when Wayne and company's penchant for odd musical ideas mixes with their pop sensibilities for something that sounds refreshingly different, but accessible and catchy. I love the way the hook explodes on some awkwardly played keyboards over the verse. Not only does the track transition from loud to soft, but from loose to [...]