# Flaming Lips Join Third Man Records for New Album

> Flaming Lips release first album in six years with Third Man Records.
- Title: Flaming Lips Join Third Man Records for New Album · Billboard
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: Billboard — https://billboard.com/music/rock/flaming-lips-third-man-records-teardrop-throbs-single-listen-1236368639
- Author: Gil Kaufman
- Published: 2026-10-27T13:29:14+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: flaming lips, third man records, the teardrop throbs, wayne coyne, january 22, january 22 release
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Flaming Lips' new album 'The Teardrop Throbs' arrives on Jan 22 after six years without new music.