King's Mouth: Music and Songs
by The Flaming Lips
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
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  1. 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 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,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 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.

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  2. 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 artists !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  3. 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 a própria Beyoncé.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 this OST, which makes it very musically good.
  6. 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 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.

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic 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]
  2. 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.
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  3. PopMatters
    Aug 14, 2019
    70
    Although a novelty, its narrative is creative and adeptly integrated to provide a story that supplements, rather than detracts from, the music. The album suffers from the inclusion of hangovers from its past as a piece of musical accompaniment, but the addition of album filler is minor when the majority of the album is enjoyably engaging.
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