With a Little Help from My Fwends

With a Little Help from My Fwends
Studio album by The Flaming Lips
Released October 27, 2014 (2014-10-27)
Genre Psychedelic rock, neo-psychedelia
Label Warner Bros.
The Flaming Lips chronology
The Terror
(2013)		 With a Little Help from My Fwends
(2014)		 Oczy Mlody
(2017)

With a Little Help from My Fwends is the fifteenth studio album by the American rock band the Flaming Lips. It is a track-for-track tribute to the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.[1] It was released on October 27, 2014, through Warner Bros. Records.[2] All proceeds from record sales will go to the Bella Foundation, an organization in Oklahoma City that helps provide veterinary care to needy pet owners.[3][4][5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Billboard[8]
Consequence of SoundC[9]
The 4058/10[10]
The Line of Best Fit6.5/10[11]
NME7/10[12]
Pitchfork Media5.5/10[13]
Slant magazine[14]
Robert ChristgauA-[15]

Track listing

All tracks written by Lennon–McCartney except "Within You Without You", by George Harrison.

No.TitleFeaturedLength
1."Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"  My Morning Jacket, Fever the Ghost & J Mascis2:45
2."With a Little Help from My Friends"  Black Pus & Autumn Defense3:33
3."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"  Miley Cyrus & Moby5:41
4."Getting Better"  Dr. Dog, Chuck Inglish & Morgan Delt4:07
5."Fixing a Hole"  Electric Würms3:48
6."She's Leaving Home"  Phantogram, Julianna Barwick & Spaceface3:12
7."Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"  Maynard James Keenan, Puscifer & Sunbears!2:34
8."Within You Without You"  Birdflower & Morgan Delt4:39
9."When I'm Sixty-Four"  Def Rain & Pitchwafuzz3:19
10."Lovely Rita"  Tegan and Sara & Stardeath and White Dwarfs4:18
11."Good Morning Good Morning"  Zorch, Grace Potter & Treasure Mammal3:14
12."Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"  Foxygen & Ben Goldwasser5:14
13."A Day in the Life"  Miley Cyrus & New Fumes4:55
Total length:51:24

References

  1. ↑ "Flaming Lips to re-record Sgt Pepper with Miley Cyrus". BBC News. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Flaming Lips announce release date for 'Sgt. Pepper's' cover album, 'With A Little Help From My Fwends'". Music Times. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "First Listen: The Flaming Lips, 'With A Little Help From My Fwends'". NPR.org. October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Flaming Lips' 'Sgt. Peppers' Tribute Album Out this Fall". Rolling Stone. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Flaming Lips Announce Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Tribute Album Release Date". Pitchfork. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ "With a Little Help from My Fwends - The Flaming Lips". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "With a Little Help from My Fwends - The Flaming Lips". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Lynch, Joe. "Flaming Lips, 'With a Little Help From My Fwends': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Comaratta, Len. "The Flaming Lips – With A Little Help From My Fwends". Consequence of Sound. Townsquare Music. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Meixner, George. "The Flaming Lips - With A Little Help From My Fwends". The 405. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Daniels, Joe. "The Flaming Lips - With A Little Help From My Fwends". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Perry, Kevin. "NME Reviews - The Flaming Lips – 'With A Little Help From My Fwends'". NME. Time Inc. (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  13. ↑ Berman, Stuart. "Album Reviews: The Flaming Lips: With a Little Help From My Fwends". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  14. ↑ Winograd, Jeremy. "The Flaming Lips: With a Little Help from My Fwends". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  15. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Expert Witness: Sam Cooke / Aretha Franklin / The Flaming Lips / Bette Midler / James Brown". Cuepoint. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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