Flaming Lips, The - The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips emerged in 1983 from Oklahoma City with their strange sound almost fully formed. After lauded indie albums, The Flaming Lips debuted on Warner Bros. with 1991's Hit To Death In The Future Head. Transmissions From The Satellite Heart and Clouds Taste Metallic followed. 1999's The Soft Bulletin topped numerous year-end best-of lists and helped rank the band among the most influential in the world. 2002's Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots ranked No. 4 in Spin and No. 11 in NME on their end-of-yearlists, and won a Grammy.