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'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots' turns 20

by Jessica Paxton

July 16, 2022

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'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots' is the tenth studio album by American rock band the Flaming Lips, released on July 16, 2002.
'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots' is the tenth studio album by American rock band the Flaming Lips, released on July 16, 2002.Warner Bros. Records

This week on Teenage Kicks, we pay special tribute to an album that turns 20 today: Flaming Lips’ Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots was released July 16, 2002.

We’ll also hear music by Graham Parker, The Sundays, The Clash, Stiff Little Fingers and Eurythmics.

Program playlist, hour 1

Program playlist, hour 2

The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips
George Salisbury