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Deap Lips' Debut, 'Bam,' Is An Interstellar Excursion For The Quarantined Mind

The combination of the Flaming Lips' sprawling musical palette and Deap Vally's raunchy guitar glam is a psychedelic dream that will take your brain on a journey while your body is in isolation.
Deap Lips is a collaboration between Deap Vally and members of The Flaming Lips. Its debut, <em>Blam</em>, is "a psychedelic dream with jagged edges," perfect for quarantine listening, our critic writes.

have been making arty rock for nearly four decades, and over time the Oklahoma City-based group has become known for unusual collaborations, from pop star Miley Cyrus to the, a Los Angeles guitar-and-drum duo. The project is called Deap Lips, and its debut album is simply titled .

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