Roman Lips

Roman Lips is the fortieth studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López as a solo artist, released on January 13, 2017. It is his fourteenth release in the album series initiated by Ipecac Recordings, the second of the 2017 series.^[1]

"He Gave Me a Key to Nothing" features a similar riff to "La Hysteria", an unreleased instrumental performed on the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group's 2009 tour. "Still Nobodies" is another version of "Nobodies" from the previous album, A Lovejoy. "To Need Something" once again revisits "Células Hermosas" from 2012's Octopus Kool Aid. It made another appearance on 2016's Weekly Mansions as "Disheartening Envelope". Parts of the title track was later released on Doom Patrol as the song "Voraz".

"To Need Something" was uploaded in advance as the album's single.

Different versions of some songs were released on "Gorilla Preacher Cartel " and "Solid State Mercenaries "

Track listing

All music composed by Omar Rodríguez-López.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Roman Lips"	2:36
2.	"Sequester Chagall"	2:52
3.	"Don't Fight Back"	1:44
4.	"Bitter Tears"	2:55
5.	"Upon Golden Ice"	3:04
6.	"He Gave Me a Key to Nothing"	2:12
7.	"Deadlight"	2:38
8.	"Yeah About That, About That"	1:51
9.	"Souless Doubts"	3:53
10.	"Still Nobodies"	2:35
11.	"An Informal Youth"	2:23
12.	"What Could Give Did Not"	2:15
13.	"To Need Something"	2:37
14.	"Fishtank"	3:19
Total length:		36:54

Personnel

Omar Rodríguez-López – vocals, guitars, synthesizers, sequences, production
Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez - programmed drums (13)
Deantoni Parks – drums, samples

Production

Chris Common – mixing, mastering
Iyeon Kim – cover art

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Worldwide	January 13, 2017	Ipecac Recordings	Digital download^[2]

References

Omar Rodríguez-López

At the Drive-In

ANTEMASQUE

Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Marfred Rodríguez-López
Travis Barker

Bosnian Rainbows

Teri Gender Bender
Nicci Kasper
Deantoni Parks

ORLG / TMV

Studio releases

2004 – 2010 GSL, RLP Sargent House	A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One Omar Rodriguez Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus Minor Cuts and Scrapes in the Bushes Ahead Old Money Megaritual Despair Cryptomnesia Xenophanes Solar Gambling Ciencia de los Inútiles Sepulcros de Miel Tychozorente Cizaña de los Amores Mantra Hiroshima Un Escorpión Perfumado
2012 – 2013	Un Corazón de Nadie Saber, Querer, Osar y Callar Octopus Kool Aid Woman Gives Birth to Tomato! Equinox Unicorn Skeleton Mask ¿Sólo Extraño?
Ipecac Series 2016	Sworn Virgins Corazones Blind Worms Pious Swine Arañas en la Sombra Umbrella Mistress El Bien y Mal Nos Une Cell Phone Bikini Infinity Drips Weekly Mansions Zapopan Nom de Guerre Cabal Some Need It Lonely
Ipecac Series 2017	A Lovejoy Roman Lips Zen Thrills Ensayo de un Desaparecido Azul, Mis Dientes Gorilla Preacher Cartel Killing Tingled Lifting Retreats Solid State Mercenaries Doom Patrol

Live releases
Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group

Collaborations

The Special 12 Singles Series
Please Heat This Eventually
Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Lydia Lunch
Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward
Omar Rodriguez Lopez & John Frusciante
Faust & Omar Rodriguez Lopez Live At Clouds Hill
Hiding In The Light
Birth of a Ghost

Antemasque
2014 – 2015

Antemasque
Saddle on the Atom Bomb

Bosnian Rainbows
2012 – 2013

Bosnian Rainbows Live At Clouds Hill
Bosnian Rainbows

Compilations

Telesterion
2001 – 2010

The Mars Volta
2001 – 2012

Film

The Sentimental Engine Slayer
Los Chidos
[unreleased]: A Manual Dexterity
Letters from Dystopia
El Divino Influjo de los Secretos
Boiling Death Request
Sharks in the Gene Pool

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