Now they're back with Welcome to the Monkey House, which unveils a more electronic sound, rooted in '80s rather than '70s Bowie.
There are I am sure many other instances or artists I have missed from this list, but it represents those that have been memorable to me.
They look exactly like the sort of friends your parents discouraged you from having.
Have there been any deflating moments? In my latest novel Love Life of a Naked Girl is a scene in which a group of female musicians appear on-stage in various states of undress.