Therein lies the key to approaching Heady Fwends: What at first seems rather silly actually proves to be quite purposeful.
The triumph of Heady Fwends lies the way it sands off the rough edges off 2011’s excess and whittles an honest, enjoyable set out of the mire while coaxing a wealth of unexpected voices into the fray without losing its way.
When you break it all down, the Flaming Lips seemed to have stopped giving a damn, and it’s a wonderful thing to behold
Edit: honestly this is growing on me a LOT
What is 2012? That riff sounds like shit. Kesha sounds kind of annoying on here too. That refrain sounds pretty interesting though, I like the effects on the vocals, the psychedelic synth chords later on are cool too. But really I'm just DIGGING for anything good in this song, and I'm coming out with virtually nothing. This really isn't an amazing track.
Ashes in the Air is also mega underwhelming. The glitchy percussion sounds awful. The vocals are ... read more
The collaborators aren't really doing their own signature sounds on this record, but they certainly are doing something well in this incredibly heady dreamscape of an album.
1 | 2012 (You Must Be Upgraded) 4:09 feat. Kesha, Biz Markie | 94 |
2 | Ashes in the Air 6:13 feat. Bon Iver | 100 |
3 | Helping the Retarded to Find God 7:03 | 100 |
4 | Supermoon Made Me Want to Pee 3:17 feat. Prefuse 73 | 100 |
5 | Children of the Moon 5:32 feat. Tame Impala | 100 |
6 | That Ain't My Trip 3:47 feat. Jim James | 100 |
7 | You, Man? Human??? 3:34 feat. Nick Cave | 100 |
8 | I'm Working at NASA on Acid 7:59 feat. Lightning Bolt | 100 |
9 | Do It! 3:28 feat. Yoko Ono | 100 |
10 | Is David Bowie Dying? 6:36 feat. Neon Indian | 100 |
11 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 10:04 feat. Erykah Badu | 100 |
12 | Girl, You're So Weird 3:21 feat. New Fumes | 100 |
13 | Tasered and Maced 2:43 feat. Aaron Behrens | 100 |
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