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The Flaming Lips announced The Teardrop Throbs, their 17th studio album, due Jan. 22, 2027, on Third Man Records. The band also shared the lead single and announced two-night runs in five cities, with different set concepts for each night. The album’s full details and tour dates were reported by Consequence; further information about recording and ticket availability may change.
The Flaming Lips have announced The Teardrop Throbs, a 13-track album due January 22, 2027, on Third Man Records, and released its lead single, “God Will Control the Werewolves.” The record will be the band’s 17th studio album and its first since 2020’s American Head, marking a new release chapter for the group and its first album on the label.
The album is the band’s first in nearly seven years and follows the departures of longtime members Michael Ivins and Steven Drozd, according to Consequence’s report. The Flaming Lips, Dave Fridmann, Taylor Johnson and Scott Booker are credited as producers. Pre-orders are underway, the report says.
“God Will Control the Werewolves” is the first preview of the album. Consequence describes it as opening with piano and an atmospheric arrangement before building into a fuller groove, with Wayne Coyne singing in a raspy, high register. The song ends abruptly; any suggestion that this signals a continuous sequence across the album remains an interpretation, not a confirmed description of the record’s structure.
The reported track list has 13 songs, including “Throb,” “Titan,” “Every Teardrop Cried,” and “Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell Part Two.” Another title is “Instructions On How To Draw An Eyeball or How To Deal With A Loved One Who Is Addicted To Drugs.” The release announcement also includes a series of two-night shows in five cities in the United States and the United Kingdom.
A New Label and Album Era
The announcement brings the band back with a full-length release after a gap of nearly seven years, while placing its next album on Third Man Records, the independent label owned by Jack White, Ben Blackwell and Ben Swank. The label move and the record’s timing give the release significance beyond a new single: it establishes the band’s next recorded project after American Head and after the departures of two longtime members.
The shows are designed around the album rather than a single standard set. According to the reported plan, Night 1 will pair the album performed in full with songs from 1986 to 1999; Night 2 will present the album’s songs in reimagined form and add material from 2002 to 2020. That format offers ticket buyers two distinct programs, though the band has not provided set lists or further detail on how the album will be reworked live.
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From American Head to Third Man
The Flaming Lips’ last studio album was American Head, released in 2020. The Teardrop Throbs will be their first release for Third Man Records, a label founded and owned by Jack White, Ben Blackwell and Ben Swank. The available report does not describe the terms of the label arrangement or whether the band plans further releases there.
Frontman Wayne Coyne said the album’s ideas grew from thoughts about fatherhood, mortality, ordinary surreal moments and classic cinema. In the statement reproduced by Consequence, Coyne recounts misreading a sign as “Children’s Death Foundation” while sitting near his sleeping young son, then realizing it said “Children’s Health Foundation.” He linked the episode to the importance of his two sons and to how thoughts enter the band’s music. The statement provided in the source ends before Coyne finishes describing the first song’s development.
““It occurred to me there will never be anything in my life as important as my two little boys.””
— Wayne Coyne, in a statement reproduced by Consequence
Album and Show Details Still Pending
The report gives the release date, track list and producers, but it does not specify the album’s formats, full credit details or whether additional singles will arrive before January. Coyne’s reproduced statement is incomplete, so his full account of the album’s songs and two-year writing process is not available in the supplied material.
The band has announced the dates and broad set concepts, but specific set lists, show timings and ticket prices are not included here. The source describes the concerts as featuring songs the band has never performed and songs it has not played in decades; those are the band’s stated plans, and no titles are named. Ticket details should be checked against the official sellers as the on-sale dates approach.
Preorders and 2027 Tour Dates
Pre-orders for The Teardrop Throbs are open, according to Consequence. The listed 2027 dates begin at Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville on January 22–23, the album’s release date and following day. The band is then scheduled to play Irving Plaza in New York on January 26–27, The Bellwether in Los Angeles on February 23–24, Metro in Chicago on February 27–28, and O2 Shepherds Bush in London on April 2–3.
The report lists an artist presale for October 28 at 10 a.m. local time, followed by a Live Nation presale on October 29 at the same local time. General ticket sales are scheduled for October 30 at 10 a.m. local time through Ticketmaster. Fans should confirm availability and event details with the venues and ticketing services, since schedules and sale arrangements can be updated.
Key Questions
When does The Teardrop Throbs come out?
The Flaming Lips’ album is scheduled for release on January 22, 2027, through Third Man Records.
What is the album’s lead single?
The band has shared “God Will Control the Werewolves” as the lead single from the album.
How many tracks are on the album?
The track list published in Consequence’s report contains 13 tracks.
Where will the Flaming Lips play in 2027?
The announced two-night runs are in Nashville, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and London, from January through April 2027.
What will be different about the two nights?
The reported plan has the first night featuring the album in full alongside songs from 1986–1999. The second night will include reimagined album songs and a set drawing on songs from 2002–2020.
Source: consequence.net
