Garage rock veterans The Black Lips have followed up the widely successful Good Bad Not Evil with the March 3rd release of 200 Million Thousand (Vice Records). Members of the Atlanta-based band Black Lips describe their music as "flower punk."

On the new 200 Million Thousand, Black Lips' members appear to take themselves a bit more seriously, while still maintaining their reputation as lovable pranksters. "Starting Over," now impacting Alternative, may be the best evidence that the new approach is working. Mixing pop with garage punk, it's a strangely successful combination.

The Black Lips formed when as teenager after school friends Cole Alexander (guitar / vocals) and Jared Swilley (bass / vocals) signed up their friends Joe Bradley (drums / vocals) and Ben Eberbaugh (guitar). Tragically, Eberbaugh was killed in a freak traffic accident but the band carried on with New Orleans-born Ian St Pe.

After swiftly becoming one of the Atlanta underground's most talked about bands, and along the way being banned from numerous venues for their wild live shows, the group released albums on different underground garage labels like Bomp and In The Red.

"As with our first two albums, we were all really inspired, changing the way the whole game is played. I think our work really transcends all genres and continues to influences us all on a daily basis, says Alexander."

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