Black Lips
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Black Lips

The Black Lips formed in Atlanta in the early 2000s, with Cole Alexander, Jared Swilley, and Joe Bradley as founding members. Their 2012 song 'Hippie Hippie...

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Black Lips, Atlanta's messy garage rock lifers

A band that never cleaned up their sound, from early chaos to later psychedelic turns.

If you want the early, scrappy version, 'Bad Kids' has that energy. For something from their later, slightly trippier phase, try 'Buried Alive'.

They've been making the same kind of noisy, catchy garage rock since the early 2000s, and people still show up for it. 'Hippie Hippie Hoorah' is the song that broke them out to a wider audience, all fuzzed-out guitars and shouted vocals. Later records like 'Underneath the Rainbow' added some soul and psychedelia, but the core stayed loud and loose.

They started in Atlanta with Cole Alexander, Jared Swilley, and Joe Bradley. After 'Hippie Hippie Hoorah' caught on in 2012, they kept putting out albums that tweaked their formula without really changing it. They're still at it, playing the same kind of shows they always have.

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The Black Lips formed in Atlanta in the early 2000s, with Cole Alexander, Jared Swilley, and Joe Bradley as founding members.

Their 2012 song 'Hippie Hippie Hoorah' became a breakout track, capturing their raucous energy. Other songs like 'Bad Kids' and 'O Katrina!' show their knack for infectious, messy melodies.

Later albums like 'Underneath the Rainbow' and 'Satan's Graffiti or God's Art?' brought in more psychedelic and soul influences, but they kept their basic sound intact. They've stayed active without smoothing out their edges, which has kept a loyal following around them.

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