20 years ago today (6/22/99), The Flaming Lips released their highly praised ninth studio album The Soft Bulletin in the U.S. The album was noted as a departure from their previous guitar-heavy alternative rock sound into a more layered, intricately arranged work that leads into full fruition with 2002’s Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots – turning The Flaming Lips into festival favorites. Listen to “Feeling Yourself Disintegrate” from the LP..