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Atlanta's Black Lips like to portray themselves as don't-give-a-fuck party-rockers dancing on the edge of the abyss, the kind of band that puts on chaotic shows in underground Tijuana and gets run out of the second most populous nation on Earth (er...). But the funny thing about all that is how simple and approachable their music is on record. "Short Fuse", a single from their new one 200 Million Thousand (and which debuted today on KEXP) is a hair quicker than mid-tempo, with a cheap jangly guitar playing a simple riff, doubled voices hitting something close to harmony, and a boogie-with-Stu-type piano break to keep the rollicking tune moving forward. There's nothing too crazy going on here, in other words. "Don't light me up because I've got a short fuse," they sing, but they don't really want you to keep your distance-- you get the idea that they enjoy mixing it up just for a laugh and no one is going to get hurt.MP3:> Black Lips: "Short Fuse"[from 200 Million Thousand; due 02/24/09 on Vice]
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Black Lips: single pulled by label over “allegations” against a band member
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"The allegations are simply not true," says Black Lips guitarist Cole AlexanderThe post Black Lips single pulled by label over “allegations” against a band member appeared first on NME.
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Black Lips: Single Pulled By Label Over “Allegations” Against Band Member
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A Black Lips’ 7″ single housing covers of Fred Cole’s “Colt 44” and Hank Williams’ “Alone And Forsaken” has been pulled by the Italian label Wild Honey Records over “certain allegations made against a member of the band.” The 7″ was mean...
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Black Lips: – “Rumbler”
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Black Lips sound revitalized on the singles from their imminent Black Lips Sing In A World That’s Falling Apart, "Odelia" and especially "Gentleman." But they're still definitely the same band with the same shtick, out of step with this moment in indie rock but in perfect synchronicity with their own muse.
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Black Lips: announce new album 'Sing In A World That's Falling Apart' and share title track
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It sees the band "at their grimiest, most dangerous"Black LipsBlack Lips have announced details of their new album ‘Sing In A World That’s Falling Apart’ as well as sharing the first track to arrive from the record, ‘Gentleman’. The follow-up to 2017’s ‘Satan’s Graf...
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Black Lips: – “Gentleman”
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Garage-rock miscreants Black Lips returned last month with "Odelia," which appeared to be the lead single from a new album. It was! Today the band has announced the title of that album: Sing In A World That's Falling Apart, as in, The Black Lips Sing In A World That's Falling Apart. They recorded it in…
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