Atlanta underground rock provocateurs Black Lips have announced their new LP The Black Lips Sing…In A World That’s Falling Apart, set for release January 24 on Vice/Fire. Boasting an unapologetic, southern-fried twang, the 12-track collection marks the quintet’s most pronounced dalliance with country music yet, with a clang and harmony that is unmistakably the inimitable sound and feel of Black Lips.
While the songcraft and playing is more sophisticated, Black Lips were determined to return to the raw roots that marked their early efforts. Recorded and co-produced with Nic Jodoin at Laurel Canyon’s legendary, newly reopened Valentine Recording Studios (which in its prime played host to Beach Boys and Bing Crosby before shuttering in 1979), without Pro-Tools and other contemporary technology, they banged the album out directly to tape quickly and cheaply, resulting in their grimiest, most dangerous, and best collection of songs since the aughts.
The Black Lips Sing in a World That’s Falling Apart
- Hooker Jon (3:53)
- Chainsaw (3:17)
- Rumbler (3:22)
- Holding Me Holding You (2:31)
- Gentleman (5:18)
- Get It On Time (3:06)
- Angola Rodeo (2:43)
- Georgia (3:33)
- Odelia (2:22)
- Dishonest Men (3:23)
- Locust in the Wind (2:38)
- Live Fast Die Slow (4:19)
- Walking Away (Bonus Track) (2:37)
- Left Out In The Cold (Bonus Track) (3:30)
- They is a Person Of The World (Bonus Track (4:57)
- They is a Person Of The World (EDIT) (Bonus Track) (3:47)
