- electronic, drone, experimental rock, neo-psychedelia
- 55 min
- 9 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
The Terror is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band the Flaming Lips, released on April 1, 2013 worldwide and April 16 in the U.S., on Warner Bros in the United States and Bella Union in the United Kingdom. It is the first album for band member Derek Brown who joined the band in 2009 for touring in support of Embryonic and last with drummer Kliph Scurlock.
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Character
Character-led, grave, contemplative and open-ended.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
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Metacritic 77/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.8/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA−
- Chicago Tribune2/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyC
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Independent4/5 ★
- NME8/10
- Pitchfork7.8/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Spin9/10
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Tracks
- 1Look... The Sun Is Rising5:12
- 2Be Free, a Way5:13
- 3Try to Explain5:00
- 4You Lust13:03
- 5The Terror6:22
- 6You Are Alone3:47
- 7Butterfly, How Long It Takes to Die7:31
- 8Turning Violent4:16
- 9Always There, in Our Hearts4:35
9 tracks, 55 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Flaming Lips
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Released
- 2013
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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