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• Artist: The Black Lips
• Album: Let It Bloom
• Label: In The Red
• Year of Release: 2006
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• Reviewed by: patchen on 2006-05-16

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On this third record, the Black Lips' first since leaving Bomp!, the best band in the world deepen their sound with sharper chops and explorations into twisted folk and psych. That they are the best is subjective, of course; for my money, any band with growing chops and a sense of fun, danger, and true menace all in one is close to the brass ring. "Sea of Blasphemy", "Hippie, Hippie, Hooray!", "Gentle Violence" ring and rock, dipping deep into the familiar sins, but more confidently. They, I feel, are ready to head into the mystic, with their own squalid vision of how rock is supposed to be played, where being a threat is part of the role. Transgression and secret hope are what make the best rock & roll. Here 'tis. Delusions ARE Grandeur!

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