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We’ve been thoroughly enjoying the new Prince Rama record, Top Ten Hits of the End of the World, here at Flavorpill central, and not just because of its rather topical apocalyptic overtones. We’re all for outlandish concepts and wild ambition, and this record certainly satisfies both those criteria — it’s based around exactly what its title suggests, with the Larson sisters channeling the spirit of ten bands who’ll die during some sort of unspecified future holocaust to create a sort of post-apocalyptic compilation record (with a healthy dose of the band’s “Now Age” philosophy on the side). The whole thing’s as endearingly ridiculous as it sounds, and it’s also pretty great — so to celebrate its release, we thought we’d look at some of our favorite records in a similar vein, albums based around concepts that sound too outlandish to be true, but do exist nevertheless. Let us know if you have any to add!

Prince Rama — Top Ten Hits of the End of the World

We’ll be honest: we generally regard Brooklyn-based glitter-bedizened neo-hippie types with suspicion. But Prince Rama are so outlandish that it’s hard not to like them — their shows are more absurdly flamboyant every time we see them, and to be honest we rather respect a band that’s prepared to be this ambitious in an era of post-ironic hashtagged conformity. Even so, they’ve outdone themselves with this record. According to its press release, “its residual echoes will continue to haunt this world and the next.” ॐ!