The Flaming Lips – At War With The Mystics

The Flaming Lips – At War With The Mystics

A kaleidoscopic blend of psychedelic pop, experimental rock, and surreal storytelling, At War With The Mystics finds The Flaming Lips balancing their most accessible melodies with their most imaginative sonic ideas. Following the success of their earlier work, the band lean into a slightly more direct, song-driven approach - without losing their signature sense of wonder and eccentricity.

Led by Wayne Coyne, the album moves between playful absurdity and surprisingly poignant reflection. Tracks like The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power) and The W.A.N.D. deliver infectious hooks and anthemic energy, while sprawling pieces such as The Sound Of Failure and It Overtakes Me drift into introspective, cosmic territory.

There’s a constant push and pull between light and dark throughout the record - moments of childlike optimism offset by themes of fear, uncertainty, and human fragility. Even at its most experimental, the album remains grounded in melody and emotion, with lush production and layered arrangements bringing each track vividly to life.

With contributions from producers like Greg Kurstin, At War With The Mystics stands as a bold and colourful entry in The Flaming Lips’ catalogue—strange, uplifting, and unmistakably their own.

Tracklist:

1. The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power) – 4:51
2. Free Radicals (A Hallucination Of The Christmas Skeleton Pleading With A Suicide Bomber) – 3:41
3. The Sound Of Failure / It's Dark... Is It Always This Dark? – 7:18
4. My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion (The Inner Life As Blazing Shield Of Defiance And Optimism As Celestial Spear Of Action) – 4:51
5. Vein Of Stars – 4:15
6. The Wizard Turns On... The Giant Silver Flashlight And Puts On His Werewolf Moccasins – 3:41
7. It Overtakes Me / The Stars Are So Big... I Am So Small... Do I Stand A Chance? – 6:50
8. Mr. Ambulance Driver – 4:21
9. Haven't Got A Clue – 3:25
10. The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat) – 3:42
11. Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung – 4:21
12. Goin' On – 3:39