The Soft Bulletin is the ninth album released by The Flaming Lips on May 17, 1999 in the UK, with a US release following on June 22, 1999. It was released to wide critical acclaim and hailed by critics as a departure from their previous guitar-heavy alternative rock sound, into a more layered and intricately arranged work. The Soft Bulletin is the ninth album released by The Flaming Lips on May 17, 1999 in the UK, with a US release following on June 22, 1999. It was released to wide critical acclaim and hailed by critics as a departure from their previous guitar-heavy alternative rock sound, into a more layered and intricately arranged work. false 2025-11-07 23:11:09 The Soft Bulletin 1999 1999-06-22 1999-06-22 70 Neo-Psychedelia 112451 2118360 780823a5-a852-4958-bcb3-b291ceb66ea1 1f43d76f-8edf-44f6-aaf1-b65f05ad9402 1a021034-95d1-3a2d-bdca-73b25e455e49 /media/data/media5/Music/The Flaming Lips/The Soft Bulletin/folder.jpg The Flaming Lips The Flaming Lips 1 1 Race for the Prize (remix) 04:08 1 2 A Spoonful Weighs a Ton 03:32 1 3 The Spark That Bled 05:54 1 4 The Spiderbite Song 04:01 1 5 Buggin’ (remix) 03:16 1 6 What Is the Light? 04:04 1 7 The Observer 04:11 1 8 Waitin’ for a Superman 04:17 1 9 Suddenly Everything Has Changed 03:54 1 10 The Gash 04:02 1 11 Feeling Yourself Disintegrate 05:17 1 12 Sleeping on the Roof 03:09 1 13 Race for the Prize 04:18 1 14 Waitin’ for a Superman (remix) 04:19 2 27 1000ft Hands (outtake) 05:52 2 28 The Captain (outtake) 05:13 The Flaming Lips are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The band currently consists of Wayne Coyne (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Drozd (guitars, keyboards, bass, vocals), Derek Brown (keyboards, guitars, percussion), Matt Duckworth Kirksey (drums, percussion, keyboards) and Nicholas Ley (percussion, drums). The group recorded several albums and EPs on an indie label, Restless, in the 1980s and early 1990s. After signing to Warner Brothers, they released their first record with Warner, Hit to Death in the Future Head (1992). Their 1993 album Transmissions from the Satellite Heart included the hit single "She Don't Use Jelly" which broke the band into the mainstream. They later released The Soft Bulletin (1999), which was NME magazine's Album of the Year, followed by the critically acclaimed Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002). In February 2007, they were nominated for a BRIT Award for "Best International Act". The group has won three Grammy Awards, including two for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. They were placed on Q magazine's list of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die" in 2002.