Deap Lips
by Deap Lips
User Score
5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7
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  1. archismanm
    Mar 15, 2020
    3
    Normally I post long in-depth reviews for albums, but after giving this album a good four spins, I've decided to not waste much time here. 'Home Thru Hell' is an absolute belter, and I wish the rest of the album was half as good. Absolutely love that song. 'Hope Hell High' also starts promisingly good, but then the "motherf*cker" of a final verse destroys the vibe of the whole song. WhyNormally I post long in-depth reviews for albums, but after giving this album a good four spins, I've decided to not waste much time here. 'Home Thru Hell' is an absolute belter, and I wish the rest of the album was half as good. Absolutely love that song. 'Hope Hell High' also starts promisingly good, but then the "motherf*cker" of a final verse destroys the vibe of the whole song. Why did they have to do that?? Half-formed ideas, super-cringe lyrics, forcibly trying to be off-kilter and cool -- these are things that are derailing Flaming Lips and their legacy. Love them, hope they get back to form again. And stop with the over-simplistic hippie lyrics. Sad thing is this collaboration could have been good if not for the cringe lyrics. Deap Vally seems to have the right kind of energy for a Flaming Lips collaboration.
    Will give this album more listens, because maybe it'll grow on me. Will update if I change my mind on it later, but these are my initial impressions.

    Best: Home Thru Hell, One Thousand Sisters With Aluminium Foil Calculators
    Worst: Love Is A Mind Control, Wandering Witches, He's Not A Natural Man, There Is No Right There Is No Wrong, **** Got To Go    … Expand
  2. Bkozlow
    Apr 24, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring. Sounds like Billie Eilish That’s all I have to say. This needs to be 75 characters though… Expand

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. The Wire
    Nov 6, 2020
    70
    The astonishing thing about Deap Lips is that it sounds nothing like either constituent band, though Troy’s nasal vocal sometimes gives it away. [Sep 2020, p.52]
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Mar 13, 2020
    65
    Deap Lips, is less of a synthesis and more of a compromise. A diamond in the rough rather than a crown jewel. Undoubtedly more experimental than the Lips’ last collaborative effort, the music is still tinged with that same whiff of self-indulgence.
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  3. AllMusic
    Mar 12, 2020
    70
    While Deap Lips lose some of the raw immediacy of Deap Vally and don't ascend to the songwriting heights of Flaming Lips, they create a mood of their own that pulls only a little from each group. Required listening for anyone already invested in either band and a wild, enjoyable listen for even the uninitiated.
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