The Flaming Lips today announce the release of a Deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition of their classic album, At War With The Mystics, which will be arriving on November 13, through Rhino / Warner Records and available to pre-order now HERE  

Originally released in 2006, At War With The Mystics found The Flaming Lips at one of the most creatively expansive points in their remarkable career. Following the extraordinary success of Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, the album saw the band continuing to push their music in unexpected directions, combining psychedelic experimentation, electronic textures, orchestral color and huge pop melodies with the surreal, emotionally charged songwriting that had become their hallmark.

The upcoming Deluxe Edition substantially expands At War With The Mystics, bringing together a remarkable collection of previously unreleased recordings, rarities and material from the wider world surrounding the album, spread across six discs of music. At its heart is a wealth of previously unheard demos, offering a fascinating glimpse into the writing and recording process behind the album. These are joined by non-album tracks, B-sides and alternate versions, alongside music created by The Flaming Lips for film, television, documentaries and other projects.

Along with the album announcement, The Flaming Lips has shared the unreleased ditty, “The Sound Of Failure (2 Demos)”, which is amazing by how the music captures the stunning sound of an early musical vibe of the band where the solid instrumentation smacks the background with moving noise, while the vocal performance dazzles the mind with a killer human connection that some listeners can relate to. Sure, this is a taste of what is to come from the reissue.

20th Anniversary Edition At War With The Mystics Track List

1. The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power) [4:51]
2. Free Radicals (A Hallucination Of The Christmas Skeleton Pleading With A Suicide Bomber) [3:42]
3. The Sound Of Failure/It’s Dark… Is It Always This Dark? [7:19]
4. My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion (The Inner Life As Blazing Shield Of Defiance And Optimism As Celestial Spear Of Action) [4:51]
5. Vein Of Stars [4:15]
6. The Wizard Turns On… The Giant Silver Flashlight And Puts On His Werewolf Moccasins [3:41]
7. It Overtakes Me/The Stars Are So Big… I Am So Small… Do I Stand A Chance? [6:50]
8. Mr. Ambulance Driver [4:22]
9. Haven’t Got A Clue [3:26]
10. The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat) [3:43]
11. Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung [4:22]
12. Goin’ On [3:40]

Photo Credit: Ekaterina Gorbacheva