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The Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips' album titles speak volumes about the music they contain: Hear It Is, Unconsciously Screamin', Hit To Death In The Future Head, Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. Hailing from Norman, Oklahoma, the Lips are 10 years into an inspired mission to resurrect/reinvent/deconstruct psychedelia, armed with a slew of post-punk devices.

Generating the power that drives the music is a volatile core reaction between art-noise and sweet pop. Even their most sedate, mainstream-y songs (like "She Don't Use Jelly") coast along on a deliciously warped undercurrent that flows from the heart of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd. The Lips' early works are strange and elusive, sometimes exhilarating, sometimes rambling. For all the art-infused...
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