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KID A

Radiohead

 

Crossover Prog

3.96 | 863 ratings

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Warthur
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4 stars Having been hailed as the saviours of indie rock on the strength of the prog-leaning OK Computer, Radiohead decided that they really didn't need to cultivate any more commercial ambitions and chose to focus on creating more experimental music. The end result is the sprawling mass of material which was eventually sorted into two albums - Kid A and Amnesiac.

Guitar rock isn't gone from the band's sonic pallette - it bobs up again on Optimistic, for instance, but this is a mild intermission in the midst of a morass of electronic strangeness. Beginning with Everything In Its Right Place, which combines sombre piano tones, progressive electronic distortions and dark ambient soundscapes into a finely honed statement of intent, the album sees a side of Radiohead which, thanks to the unstoppable commercial power OK Computer gave them, the record companies could no longer hold back. It's also, despite the cold aesthetic, hauntingly beautiful and at points even comforting.

Warthur | 4/5 |

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