At War with the Mystics is the eleventh studio album by American rock band the Flaming Lips, released on April 3, 2006, by Warner Bros. Records. The album is more guitar-driven and features more politically themed lyrics than the band's previous two albums The Soft Bulletin (1999) and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002). It is the group's first album featuring contributions from drummer Kliph Scurlock despite not being credited alongside the rest of the band until the following album, Embryonic.
At War with the Mystics won a 2006 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, and was also nominated for Best Alternative Album. By 2009, the album had sold over 220,000 copies in United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Track listing
5.1 audio mix Like The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi, At War with the Mystics was released as a special edition 5.1 CD+DVD-Audio mix on October 24, 2006, accompanied by studio outtakes, videos, and exclusive radio sessions.
Outtakes
Radio sessions
Videos
Personnel The Flaming Lips Wayne Coyne – vocals, guitars, keyboards, mixing, production Steven Drozd – guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, vocals, mixing, production Michael Ivins – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, mixing, production, additional engineering Additional member Kliph Scurlock – drums, percussion
Additional personnel Scott Booker – production Dave Fridmann – additional songwriting, production, mixing, programming, engineering, mastering Greg Kurstin – additional songwriting, production, backing vocals and instruments on "Haven't Got a Clue"
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position UK Albums (OCC) 196
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