''The Flaming Lips with Neon Indian'' is an
extended play by American
rock band
the Flaming Lips and American
electronic music band
Neon Indian. It was released on March 23, 2011 as part of
The Flaming Lips 2011 series of monthly music releases. The
12-inch
The twelve-inch single (often written as 12-inch or 12″) is a type of vinyl ( polyvinyl chloride or PVC) gramophone record that has wider groove spacing and shorter playing time with a 'single' or a few related sound tracks on each surfac ...
EP was a limited release pressed on special colored vinyl and distributed to select record stores in the United States. The song "Is David Bowie Dying?" was later included on the 2012 album ''
The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends''.
Background
Neon Indian frontman Alan Palomo met Flaming Lips lead vocalist
Wayne Coyne during a show in
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
,
Oregon: "He was like 'hey, man, we should do something!' We didn't know exactly what it was going to be; maybe we'd play some shows together, maybe we'd make some music. We just kept in contact, and by the time I was in the studio with Fridmann, the Lips had a couple of extra days lined up to record there that were overlapping, then Wayne said 'why don’t we show up a couple of days early, we'll fuck around in the studio and see what happens?' And, sure enough, the songs we made all came out of that period".
Critical reception
Reviews of ''The Flaming Lips with Neon Indian'' were positive. Marc Masters of ''
Pitchfork'' gave the EP a rating of 7.4 out of 10.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''The Flaming Lips with Neon Indian''.
* Derek Brown – performer
*
Wayne Coyne – performer
*
Steven Drozd – performer
*
The Flaming Lips – production
*
Dave Fridmann – production
*
Michael Ivins – performer
*
Alan Palomo – performer
* George Salisbury – design, layout
*
Kliph Scurlock – performer
References
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2011 EPs
Albums produced by Dave Fridmann
Collaborative albums
The Flaming Lips EPs
Neon Indian albums
Warner Records EPs
Albums recorded at Tarbox Road Studios