On the initial listening of The Flaming Lips, a mixed melody of The Shins and The Who come to mind, but after listening further into the Flaming Lips' starter "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power)," on their new album, At War With the Mystics, lead vocalist Wayne Coyne reveals his deep raspy voice.

The tracks on At War With the Mystics all have diverse sounds, and are completely original, yet breakthrough. Different sounds that would not be considered smooth and melodic are achieved by the Flaming Lips in this album, that many other groups of this time would not be able to get away with, for instance the chirping of birds in the song "My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion," which is not just random, but actually ties in with the lyrics. The album's stronger tracks are definitely the hit single "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" and the popularly downloaded "The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat)." The thing that is so special about this group, is no matter how many hits they produce, each has its own defining sound. The Flaming Lips are known (not by too many) for their hit "Do You Realize," which was featured on their album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. One of the weaker songs on this album that seems to drag on a little excessively, would have to be "The Sound of Failure/It's Dark...Is it Always This Dark?" The content of this song is good, however it could have been edited more closely.