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King's Mouth: Music and Songs is the fifteenth studio album by experimental rock band The Flaming Lips. It was released on Record Store Day on April 13, 2019 as a limited run of 4,000 gold-coloured records for the event. An official commercial version was released on July 19, 2019.[1]
King's Mouth is a concept album that was conceived as the soundtrack to an art exhibit of the same name by frontman Wayne Coyne, which opened in 2017. The album features Mick Jones of The Clash providing narration on several tracks.[2]
The concept of the album follows the storyline of a royal baby who is born to a mother that perishes during labor due to the baby's brain being too big. His brain is used to save a city from an avalanche, devouring the whole universe with his teeth. He dies in the process, and his followers chop off his head to live inside it for eternity.[3]
- ^ Yoo, Noah (April 17, 2019). "The Flaming Lips' New Album Kings Mouth Gets Wide Release". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ "The Flaming Lips - News". www.flaminglips.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Nast, Condé. "The Flaming Lips: King's Mouth". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 26, 2024.