{"id":25120,"date":"2017-04-18T12:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25120"},"modified":"2017-05-27T20:32:27","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T00:32:27","slug":"black-lips-share-new-single-squatting-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25120","title":{"rendered":"Black Lips share new single &#8216;Squatting In Heaven&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25123\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Black-Lips-by-Lance-Laurence-Header.jpg?resize=633%2C356\" alt=\"Black Lips\" width=\"633\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Black-Lips-by-Lance-Laurence-Header.jpg?w=633&amp;ssl=1 633w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Black-Lips-by-Lance-Laurence-Header.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/>Atlanta flower punk pioneers\u00a0Black Lips\u00a0have shared another track, <em>Squatting In Heaven<\/em>, which is lifted from\u00a0their first album in three years, &#8216;Satan\u2019s graffiti or God\u2019s art?&#8217;. The album will be out on\u00a0May 5th\u00a0in the UK via\u00a0Vice Records. Produced by\u00a0Sean Lennon\u00a0at his studio compound in upstate New York throughout 2016, the album<em>\u00a0<\/em>is the group\u2019s most musically evolved to date, while still staying true to their original blistering take on fuzzy, dirty rock n\u2019 roll. Take a listen to\u00a0<em>Squatting In Heaven<\/em> via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/80X_mjcoqhA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>During the recording of the album, the band isolated themselves from the outside world, infusing the album with a focused liveliness similar to the spirit that brought them together in the first place. On &#8216;Satan\u2019s graffiti or God\u2019s art?&#8217;\u00a0founding members\u00a0Cole Alexander\u00a0and\u00a0Jared Swilley\u00a0teamed with former guitarist\u00a0Jack Hines\u00a0(who played in the group from 2002-2004) and recent additions\u00a0Oakley Munson\u00a0on drums and\u00a0Zumi Rosow\u00a0on saxophone. The album also features contributions by\u00a0Saul Adamczewski\u00a0of\u00a0Fat White Family\u00a0and guest vocals by\u00a0Yoko Ono.<\/p>\n<p>Black Lips were born of DIY ethic, working their way from sweaty basement shows in Georgia to huge crowds at international music festivals (including a performance at\u00a0Fun Fun Fun Fest\u00a0that appears in\u00a0Terrence Malick\u2019s forthcoming film\u00a0<em>Song to Song<\/em>) to tours in such far flung\u00a0locales as India, Jordan, Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon,\u00a0Iraqi Kurdistan, the\u00a0United Arab Emirates\u00a0and many more. &#8216;Satan\u2019s Graffiti or God\u2019s Art?&#8217; vindicates Black Lips for sticking it out through many years of shifting trends and buzz bands; providing a sonically captivating document that is as creatively unhinged as it is precisely executed, one of the rawest and most expansive albums in the band\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-25121\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Albumart.jpg?resize=464%2C464\" alt=\"Black Lips Satan\u2019s graffiti or God\u2019s art? cover\" width=\"464\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Albumart.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Albumart.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Albumart.jpg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Albumart.jpg?w=473&amp;ssl=1 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>Track\u00a0listing<\/h5>\n<p>1. Overture:\u00a0Sunday\u00a0Mourning<br \/>\n2. Occidental Front<br \/>\n3. Can\u2019t Hold On<br \/>\n4. The Last Cul de Sac<br \/>\n5. Interlude: Got Me All Alone<br \/>\n6. Crystal Night<br \/>\n7. Squatting in Heaven<br \/>\n8. Interlude: Bongo\u2019s Baby<br \/>\n9. Rebel Intuition<br \/>\n10. Wayne<br \/>\n11. Interlude: E\u2019lektric Spider Webz<br \/>\n12. We Know<br \/>\n13. In My Mind There&#8217;s a Dream<br \/>\n14. Lucid Nightmare<br \/>\n15. Come Ride With Me<br \/>\n16. It Won&#8217;t Be Long<br \/>\n17. Loser\u2019s Lament<br \/>\n18. Finale:\u00a0Sunday\u00a0Mourning<\/p>\n<p>Pre-order the album here &#8211;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-utudlul-ejlihlkhu-h\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/satans-graffiti-or-gods-art\/id1216431305?ls=1&amp;app=itunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on Black Lips, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-utudlul-ejlihlkhu-n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">black-lips.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Atlanta flower punk pioneers\u00a0Black Lips\u00a0have shared another track, Squatting In Heaven, which is lifted from\u00a0their first album in three years, &#8216;Satan\u2019s graffiti or God\u2019s art?&#8217;. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25120\" title=\"Black Lips share new single &#8216;Squatting In Heaven&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,28,30],"tags":[1701,6024,6160],"class_list":["post-25120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-black-lips","tag-satans-graffiti-or-gods-art","tag-squatting-in-heaven"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Black-Lips-by-Lance-Laurence-Header.jpg?fit=633%2C356&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6xa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24803,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24803","url_meta":{"origin":25120,"position":0},"title":"Black Lips announce new album &#8216;Satan&#8217;s graffiti or God&#8217;s art?&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Atlanta flower punk pioneers\u00a0Black Lips\u00a0have announced that their first album in three years, 'Satan\u2019s graffiti or God\u2019s art?,'\u00a0is set for release\u00a0May 5th\u00a0in the UK through\u00a0Vice Records. 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