Produced by The Flaming Lips and longtime collaborator Dave Fridmann, Oczy Mlody marries the caustic improvisational urgency of 2009's Embryonic with the lush orchestral pop arrangements of 1999's The Soft Bulletin. But what's most surprising is how it manages to embrace the band's past, while still searching and propelling itself into uncharted waters. The Flaming Lips' latest reality-bending concept album, Oczy Mlody, represents yet another unexpected turn. In an impressively prolific run spanning four decades and numerous distinct musical eras (weathering both lineup shakeups and stylistic overhauls) Oklahoma City's favorite weirdo rock band has remained remarkably relevant, even as its entered the band's most unapologetically experimental period courtesy inspirational ringleader Wayne Coyne, multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd and bassist Michael Ivins. Neither afraid of a high concept, nor delightfully head-scratching contradiction, The Flaming Lips has made persistent, restless reinvention as much of a calling card as its decidedly wackadoo live extravaganzas, costumed pageantry and tripped-out visuals.
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