The Flaming Lips' darkest album, The Terror

Double LP. Includes a special fourth side "We Don't Control The Controls" Mashed up remix by Dan Deacon and The Electric Worms' Insight Violence

"I was depressed for days in a good way. ... Destined for cult status." — The New York Times

One of the Flaming Lips' greatest strengths is how vividly they express emotions, writes All Music Guide. For most of their career, they've focused on capturing wide-eyed wonder, unbridled glee, and the occasional poignant moment, but The Terror proves they're just as good at channeling despair.

Embryonic hinted at this darker shift, but here it comes to a head: Sparked by Wayne Coyne's separation from his longtime partner and Steven Drozd's struggles with substance abuse, The Terror is more fragmented and anguished than its predecessor. Where Embryonic's bold swaths of noise and pulsing synths broke free of expectations, on The Terror they represent being cut loose and drifting off into loneliness and doubt.

The Terror was produced by the band's long-time collaborator Dave Fridmann and The Flaming Lips at Tarbox Road Studios. It's nine original compositions reflect a darker-hued spectrum than previous works, along with a more inward-looking lyrical perspective than one might expect but then again, maybe not. It's up to listeners to decide what it means. Double vinyl LP pressing.

Track Listing
Side 1
Look...The Sun Is Rising
Be Free, A Way
Try To Explain

Side 2
You Lust
The Terror

Side 3
You Are Alone
Butterfly, How Long It Takes To Die
Turning Violent

Side 4
Always There...In Our Hearts
We Don't Control the Controls (Mashed The F-Up-Remix)