Meat Puppets

Meat Puppets are an American rock band formed in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona by brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood with drummer Derrick Bostrom. They started from a punk and hardcore background and expanded their sound to incorporate country, psychedelic, and folk influences, resulting in guitar-driven songs with melodic vocals and unconventional arrangements. The band is associated with the 1980s American underground and alternative rock scenes and is noted for blending punk energy with country and psychedelic textures.