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4 out of 5 stars

The Flaming Lips, Oczy Mlody ยฉ Warner Bros.

Wayne Coyne and The Flaming Lips are introspective on clever single โ€œSunrise (Eyes of the Young).โ€ ย 

Experimental rock band The Flaming Lips donโ€™t sell particularly well. Did they ever? The answer is a resounding no. To date, the RIAA has certified just one TFL album: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot.ย  Regardless, the band is prolific, continuing to push boundaries musically.ย  After a two-year hiatus โ€“ With a Little Help From my Fwends, released in late 2014 โ€“ TFL return with new album, Oczy Mlody.ย  Ahead of Oczy Mlody, the band issued four singles: โ€œHow??โ€, โ€œSunrise (Eyes of the Young),โ€ โ€œThe Castle,โ€ and โ€œWe a Famly.โ€

โ€œSunriseโ€ features a groovy sound. The record blends a dash of urban music and the psychedelic rock the band thrives on. The piano sound stands out. Notably, it is drenched in effects, with reverb among them. Lyrically, โ€œSunriseโ€ covers the sunrise, the sunbeams, and the sunset on respective verses.ย  On the first verse, frontman Wayne Coyne sings: โ€œThe sunrise insists on gladness / but how can I be glad / now my flower is deadโ€ฆโ€ ย On the second verse, the key word seems to be child, finding Coyne reflecting on seemingly unrealistic dreams.

โ€œThe sunbeams
Burninโ€™ my child dreams
The machine that brings me joy
Now itโ€™s just a stupid toyโ€ฆโ€ย 

Sunset closes, adding a dash of profanity into the mix:

โ€œOh the sunset, is fuckinโ€™ with my head
Feels like a dying love in the eyes of the young
Tell me love is neither living or dying.โ€

A hook-less song, a dramatic instrumental with some backing vocals arrives in-between verses. The music in between adds some unpredictability, keeping โ€œSunrise (Eyes of the Young)โ€ fresh.


Final Thoughts

Ultimately, โ€œSunrise (Eyes of the Young) is another winner from The Flaming Lips. The song seems to detail getting older, with youth dying with each successive verse.ย  A fantastic preview of Oczy Mlody.

4 out of 5 stars


The Flaming Lips โ€ข Oczy Mlody โ€ข Warner Bros. โ€ขย Release: 1.13.17 ย 
Photo Credits: Warner Bros.

 

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the musical hype

the musical hype aka Brent Faulkner has earned Bachelor and Masters degrees in music (music Education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and a freelance music journalist. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.

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