The Flaming Lips are back to announce The Teardrop Throbs , their 17th studio album and their first in nearly seven years.

Arriving on January 22nd, The Teardrop Throbs marks The Flaming Lips’ debut release on Third Man Records, the independent label owned by Jack White, Ben Blackwell, and Ben Swank. It’s also the band’s first new album since 2020’s American Head and their first since the departures of longtime members Michael Ivins and Steven Drozd . The album was produced by The Flaming Lips, Dave Fridmann, Taylor Johnson, and Scott Booker.

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According to a lengthy statement provided by frontman Wayne Coyne, The Teardrop Throbs takes inspiration from the profound devotion of fatherhood, existential reflections on life and mortality, surreal everyday moments, and classic cinema. Scroll to the bottom to see Coyne’s full statement, in which he describes The Teardrop Throbs in great detail.…