The Flaming Lips have reached out to some of their โfwendsโ, including โTik Tokโ singer Ke$ha, to release a limited edition double album.
The band will release the record on April 21, to coincide with Record Store Day. Wayne Coyneโs band have teamed up with a variety of artists including Bon Iver, Yoko Ono, Nick Cave, My Morning Jacket and Coldplayโs Chris Martin for the record.
โThe Flaming Lips And Heady Fwendsโ, which will be released on a double multi-coloured vinyl set, contains new recordings and songs that have appeared on the bandโs recent EPs.
There will only be one, limited pressing of the album as the band have said they will not be making any more copies of the rare release. According to the press release, the album documents โa series of unique and experimental sessionsโ.
Georgia metallers Mastodon that they were releasing a cover of The Flaming Lips โA Spoonful Weighs A Tonโ, to celebrate this yearโs Record Store Day.
โThe Flaming Lips And Heady Fwendsโ tracklisting is:
Side 1:
โ2012 (featuring Ke$ha and Biz Markie)โ
โAshes in the Air (featuring Bon Iver)โ
โHelping the Retarded to Know God (featuring Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros)โ
Side 2:
โSupermoon Made Me Want To Pee (featuring Prefuse 73)โ
โChildren of the Moon (featuring Tame Impala)โ
โThat Ainโt My Trip (featuring My Morning Jacketโs Jim James)โ
โYou, Man? Human? (featuring Nick Cave)โ
Side 3:
โIโm Working at NASA On Acid (featuring Lightning Bolt)โ
โDo It! (featuring Yoko Ono)โ
โIs David Bowie Dying? (featuring Neon Indian)โ
Side 4:
โThe First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (featuring Erykah Badu)โ
โThunder Drops (featuring New Fumes)โ
โI Donโt Want You to Die (featuring Coldplayโs Chris Martin)โ