From Billboard · Gil Kaufman · · 1m
Flaming Lips Join Third Man Records for New Album
Flaming Lips release first album in six years with Third Man Records.
In brief
Flaming Lips release first album in six years with Third Man Records. Flaming Lips' new album 'The Teardrop Throbs' arrives on Jan 22 after six years without new music. Originally reported by Billboard.
Flaming Lips switch labels
The Flaming Lips leave Warner Records for Jack White's Third Man Records.
New album release date
The Teardrop Throbs drops on January 22 after six years without new music.
Album production team
The album was produced by Wayne Coyne, Taylor Johnson, Dave Fridmann and Scott Booker.
Song origin story
Wayne Coyne wrote 'God Will Control the Werewolves' after playing hide and seek with sons under a full moon.
“Go on and play/ Go on and run/ The time for catching locusts/ Has just begun/ There are so many crying/ Up in the trees/ God will control the werewolves/ So do as you please”
Tour dates announced
Flaming Lips will play intimate shows in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, Chicago and London in 2027.
2027 tour schedule
Each city gets two nights: one for the new album and early songs, another for reimagined album and recent tracks.
The essence
Flaming Lips' new album 'The Teardrop Throbs' arrives on Jan 22 after six years without new music.
