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King's Mouth: Music and Songs
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  • Summary: The band's 15th studio LP is a story-driven concept album with narration from The Clash's Mick Jones. The album was originally released (on vinyl only) as a Record Store Day exclusive on April 13, 2019, but was later re-released in multiple formats on July 19, 2019.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. The Wire
    Aug 22, 2019
    80
    This album is not about re-using their old sounds. Most of the tracks offer something different and work well to complement the story being told. [Sep 2019, p.54]
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  2. Uncut
    Jun 13, 2019
    80
    The Flaming Lips remain masters at creating an irresistible sense of sheer awestruck wonder that demands its own emotional reaction from the listener. [Aug 2019, p.24]
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  3. DIY Magazine
    Jul 19, 2019
    80
    The musical accompaniment to the installation works perfectly as a concept album, where heady instrumentals and psychedelic pop nuggets are intertwined with swelling strings and a nursery rhyme story narrated by The Clash’s Mick Jones.
  4. Exclaim
    Jul 17, 2019
    70
    King's Mouth is a light album, one that — in its best moments — ties the fantasy of its central conceit to a studied sense of reality
  5. No Ripcord
    Aug 16, 2019
    70
    Though the album's theme is fairly inconsequential, more appealing as a one-off project for diehards, their prog-folk experiment breathes new life into a band that had seemingly lost their way.
  6. Sputnikmusic
    Jul 22, 2019
    70
    This feels like a halfway point between a true Flaming Lips full-length and one of their many novelty side-ventures. This is undoubtedly a worthwhile pursuit for fans of the band that also marks a welcome return to accessibility; maybe with a bit of a stronger backbone, it could have been more.
  7. Rolling Stone
    Jul 19, 2019
    50
    As a stand-alone piece of music, its pacing tends to remain too static to uphold its heavy premise. The best songs arrive far too late, and early tracks like “How Many Times” and “Giant Baby” can be hard to distinguish from recent Coyne experiments like 2017’s Oczy Mlody.

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Graca
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    O melhor álbum já lançado de uma trilha sonora , trás uma mensagem tão forte, autêntica e sincera ,Deus nunca erra e nesse caso Deus é aO melhor álbum já lançado de uma trilha sonora , trás uma mensagem tão forte, autêntica e sincera ,Deus nunca erra e nesse caso Deus é a própria Beyoncé.… Expand
  2. 3llby
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Some of the songs aren't quite as good as others on their own, but those make up for their slight lack of substance by providing depth andSome of the songs aren't quite as good as others on their own, but those make up for their slight lack of substance by providing depth and occasionally very important points to the story of the album. All of the songs are decorated whimsically and colourfully making the album feel unique and consistent with the strange story it tells.… Expand
  4. wowee
    Jul 6, 2019
    10
    It's always heartwarming to have a FLAMING LIPS record........ They have a certain atmosphere that's not matching to any other artistsIt's always heartwarming to have a FLAMING LIPS record........ They have a certain atmosphere that's not matching to any other artists !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  5. Dizzyd2323
    Jul 26, 2019
    9
    Their best since Yoshimi. Mick Jones narrates the crazy, but beautiful story, and the band backs it up in the best way.
  6. Marcbackman
    Jul 21, 2019
    8
    Having almost given up on The Flaming Lips in recent years (I jumped ship after 'At War with the Mystics' and Wayne and co went into overlyHaving almost given up on The Flaming Lips in recent years (I jumped ship after 'At War with the Mystics' and Wayne and co went into overly chaotic territory), I found this release to be a pleasant surprise. A concept album with spoken-word narration by Mick Jones (of the Clash), 'King's Mouth' tells the strange story about a giant baby king and his rise and eventual death. It's abstract, but there is something sincere about the entire gambit: it speaks of childhood, of reaching for sky, of death, of our eventual return to the universe we once appeared from. It's a lovely story—the giant king lives on the mind's of his devotees—and one that is the perfect vessel for the band to create (as they did so well on Yoshimi) a musical universe in of itself.

    Promising signs from the Flaming Lips!    … Expand
  7. hobi
    Jul 23, 2019
    7
    A nostalgic OST that really moves your emotions. However, there is nothing surprising beyond what was expected! Great artists composing thisA nostalgic OST that really moves your emotions. However, there is nothing surprising beyond what was expected! Great artists composing this OST, which makes it very musically good.… Expand

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