The Soft Bulletin
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The Soft Bulletin is a critically acclaimed 1999 album by American rock band The Flaming Lips, noted for its lush orchestration, emotional depth, and experimental psychedelic sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Soft Bulletin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13028028 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Soft Bulletin Context triple: [The Flaming Lips, hasNotableWork, The Soft Bulletin]
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A.
Blonded
Blonded is Frank Ocean’s independent music label and creative platform used to release his work and related projects.
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B.
Velvet Buzzsaw
Velvet Buzzsaw is a satirical horror-thriller film set in the contemporary art world, where cursed artworks unleash deadly supernatural forces on those who exploit them.
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C.
The Something
The Something is an upcoming animated space adventure film co-written and directed by Rodney Rothman.
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D.
Violently Happy
"Violently Happy" is an energetic electronic song by Icelandic artist Björk, released as one of the singles from her acclaimed 1993 album Debut.
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E.
Nice for What
"Nice for What" is a 2018 Drake single produced by Murda Beatz that blends bounce-influenced hip hop with a prominent Lauryn Hill sample and became a major chart-topping hit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Soft Bulletin Target entity description: The Soft Bulletin is a critically acclaimed 1999 album by American rock band The Flaming Lips, noted for its lush orchestration, emotional depth, and experimental psychedelic sound.
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A.
Blonded
Blonded is Frank Ocean’s independent music label and creative platform used to release his work and related projects.
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B.
Velvet Buzzsaw
Velvet Buzzsaw is a satirical horror-thriller film set in the contemporary art world, where cursed artworks unleash deadly supernatural forces on those who exploit them.
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C.
The Something
The Something is an upcoming animated space adventure film co-written and directed by Rodney Rothman.
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D.
Violently Happy
"Violently Happy" is an energetic electronic song by Icelandic artist Björk, released as one of the singles from her acclaimed 1993 album Debut.
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E.
Nice for What
"Nice for What" is a 2018 Drake single produced by Murda Beatz that blends bounce-influenced hip hop with a prominent Lauryn Hill sample and became a major chart-topping hit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | The Flaming Lips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributor |
Dave Fridmann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Ivins NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Drozd NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Coyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| followedBy | Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
CD
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
art rock ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ neo-psychedelia ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Spoonful Weighs a Ton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buggin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Feeling Yourself Disintegrate NERFINISHED ⓘ Race for the Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Sleeping on the Roof NERFINISHED ⓘ Suddenly Everything Has Changed NERFINISHED ⓘ The Observer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spark That Bled NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spiderbite Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Waitin' for a Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ What Is the Light? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| listedIn |
NME best albums of all time lists
ⓘ
Pitchfork 200 Best Albums of the 1990s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
existential anxiety
ⓘ
love ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional depth
ⓘ
experimental psychedelic sound ⓘ lush orchestration ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| performer | The Flaming Lips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Zaireeka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Dave Fridmann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Ivins NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Drozd NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Coyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Tarbox Road Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
PIAS Recordings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
V2 Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1999-05-17 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Soft Bulletin Description of subject: The Soft Bulletin is a critically acclaimed 1999 album by American rock band The Flaming Lips, noted for its lush orchestration, emotional depth, and experimental psychedelic sound.
Referenced by (1)
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