- krautrock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, neo-psychedelia
- 92 min
- 22 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
Embryonic is the twelfth studio album by American rock band the Flaming Lips released on October 13, 2009, on Warner Bros. The band's first double album, it was released to generally positive reviews and became their most successful album in the US, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard 200.
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Character
Character-led, grave, spare and open-ended.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemplativerelentless
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Metacritic 81/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.2/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA−
- The Daily Telegraph4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A−
- NME9/10
- Pitchfork9/10
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Spin7/10
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Tracks
- 1Convinced of the Hex3:57
- 2The Sparrow Looks Up at the Machine4:14
- 3Evil5:38
- 4Aquarius Sabotage2:10
- 5See the Leaves4:24
- 6If2:05
- 7Gemini Syringes3:41
- 8Your Bats2:35
- 9Powerless6:57
- 10The Ego's Last Stand5:40
- 11I Can Be a Frog2:14
- 12Sagittarius Silver Announcement2:59
- 13Worm Mountain5:22
- 14Scorpio Sword2:02
- 15The Impulse3:30
- 16Silver Trembling Hands3:59
- 17Virgo Self-Esteem Broadcast3:44
- 18Watching the Planets5:17
- 19UFOs Over Baghdad5:18
- 20What Does It Mean?5:10
- 21Just Above Love4:49
- 22Anything You Say Now, I Believe You6:40
22 tracks, 92 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Flaming Lips
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Released
- 2009
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- US
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