The Black Lips are what you could call true visionaries of a skeptical age. Even from their very first 7" EP, you could tell they were doing their own thing on their own terms, and of course it didn't sit well, even with the dawning of the 21st century and all it promised. Wildly cross-eyed broken stars destined to waver in their importance in the cosmos, they know no boundaries and they take no pretense. Like a volatile and teetering amalgamation of the SWELL MAPS trying to cover the SWINGIN' MEDALLIONS, it's just not right for this world. Unless you long for theunhinged freedom that comes with music that challenges everything without becoming an unlistenable mess of sound. It's a dazzling catastrophe that needs to be absorbed before it vaporizes into thin air. The fun these guys have is hard to hide either live or on record. Seriously slurred swashbucklers living out the ultimate teenage dream, yet breaking through another layer of remarkable idiocy, transcribed through hallucinations, exasperation, and perfectly casual dick fumbling.
Such perennial sophistication causes the very foundation of "FLOWER PUNK" to be lysergisized, germinated, fertilized, and fully pollenated. Let it Bloom, and it's fruit, will feed the next generation of off-centered, slop-a-licious rock'n roll pioneers for years to come. How the Black Lips manage to walk through the perfumed garden of life is a miracle of modern bullshit, but a miracle nonetheless. Their validity is overwhelming and so refreshing, it almost makes me dizzy, and the way they can find their way through the mundane darkness of modern music and discover their own notes and chords between the lines is unparalleled by their peers. Their substance is real, their new album is prerequisite, and their message is disturbingly clear. Rock'n Roll is soul-stirringly powerful and unpredictable, and there's nothing more important than that. It's noteveryday that a band can exorcize such an atrociously beautiful THIRD album, so it may be hard for you to grasp, like the rest of us. These boys have tapped into a very secret well that everyone wants to drink from. Too bad it's got weird bent rainbows and chunks of shit floating in it.
–Todd Killings, Horizontal Action Magazine 2005
BLACK LIPS IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
Black Lips spent their summer vacation in a fashion a bit different than most of us. While we were hitting the beach or chillin in some air conditioning, the Black Lips did a tour of duty through Israel and Palestine and were VBS correspondents to boot. Wanna see? Check it out:
In conjunction with the film, the Black Lips made us a little scrap book of pix and blurbs about their time overseas. Check the VICE Records site and Pitchfork Media for more on the Black Lips' summer vacation.
DOWNLOAD BLACK LIPS "KATRINA" SINGLE HERE NOW!
THE BLACK LIPS IN THE NY TIMES Check the video here:
Holy shit! You guys just received the highly coveted "best new music" review on Pitchfork! I always new that Vice Records would put you on the Pitchfork radar, since your previous records went highly unnoticed by the influential music website, and for the longest time, I contemplated why Pitchfork continually overlooked your music and never reviewed a single record? Was it because the Black Lips were not hip enough for Pitchfork, or is it the other way around? I tend to agree with the latter and I can’t wait to hear the upcoming Diplo remixes! Long live the Black Lips!
Here's a review of your album that's on Glide Magazine right now:
http://www.glidemagazine.com/Articles/52449/Black-Lips.html Atlanta cow-punks The Black Lips are a refreshing breath of new weird air. The quartet is an easy-step hybrid of smarts, humor and song - and their fifth album, Good Bad Not Evil (VICE Records), showcases all the band's attributes in a perfect, 35 minute power-punch. All at once, the album draws pleasant resemblances to the work of Mudhoney, The B-52's, pre-Dookie era Green Day, The Byrds, and Pavement. With that being said, despite the many comparisons, The Black Lips are distinctly their own.
The garage rev-up of the first single "O Katrina" sets the tone for this 13-track, instant winner. "It Feels Alright" keeps the momentum consistent. And if you're not laughing yourself silly at the lyrics to "Navajo" or "How Do You Tell A Child That Someone Had Died," then you seriously need to lighten up! Buzzkills will not be tolerated during the playing of Good Bad Not Evil will not be tolerated. So don't pack the suntan lotion and one-hitter away for the winter just yet, Good Bad Not Evil is the perfect weapon in slowing the clock on this quickly fading summer. -by Daniel Michael Alleva
Hey Guys, You'll be interested to know that the Black lips are joining Steve Harris on music response tonight from 7pm till 10pm. for further details go to www.xfm.co.uk
hey dudes many fucks from sardinia ;) the cocaine in the coca cola is the true secret of willy wonka !nobody knows it but it's true! keep rocking and crashing bottles hope you come back in italy even if you becomes great rockstars :)
check the cancer bullet from mexicali b.c mexicco haha ernie and all that guys are our friends too see you your music is really great guys keep on rock
