1. Family Tree
2. Modern Art
3. Spidey’s Curse
4. Mad Dog
5. Mr. Driver
6. Bicentennial Man
7. Go Out and Get It
8. Raw Meat
9. Bone Marrow
10. The Lie
11. Time
12. Dumpster Dive
13. New Direction
14. Noc-a-Homa
15. Don’t Mess Up My Baby
16. You Keep On Running
Please don’t confuse The Black Lips for The Black Keys. They are two different bands, and the latter is ten times more popular. Still, with the names being so close, it’s easy to get them mixed up. If you happened to pick up The Black Lips’ latest album Arabia Mountain hoping for the bluesy, guitar rock of The Black Keys, then you were probably shocked by the more lo-fi, grungy guitar rock of The Black Lips. I don’t think you would be disappointed however. The Black Lips abrasive, self-described “flower rock” can be infectious. Once you dig into the band’s music, you won’t confuse them with that other “popular” band.
Listening to The Black Lips feels just as edgy as the band’s music, as if a leather jacket should be worn at the same time. The Lips’ music has a throwback quality that recalls old-school punk bands with their crunching guitars and garbage can banging drums. The Lips really hit their stride on their fifth studio album 200 Million Thousand, generating indie hit singles, “Starting Over” and “Short Fuse”. Arabia Mountain, the band’s latest and sixth studio album, continues the brisk pace set by 200 Million Thousand. Mark Ronson, famed musician/producer and brother to Lindsay Lohan’s one-time girlfriend, produced the Lips’ new album minus two tracks, “Go Out And Get It” and “Bicentennial Man”. The result is catchier songs that have crossover potential to introduce the group to listeners that only know The Black Eyed Peas and The Black Keys as bands sharing ‘the black’ prefix.
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