Issue 129
This week’s issue is focused exclusively on Radiohead, partially because we love their new album and partially as an attempt to keep up with Pitchfork’s nonstop coverage of the band.
Heavy Rotation
What We're Listening To
Radiohead’s latest offering feels incredibly grand in scope, despite feeling like it was performed only feet away from its audience. Read more.
Perhaps Radiohead’s least approachable record, The King of Limbs suffers from what could be described as “a lack of melody” — but makes up for it with its haunting atmosphere. Read more.
In Rainbows may have garnered international attention for its crazy pay-what-you-want pricing scheme, but it’a also the most accessible post-rock Radiohead album for newcomers. Read more.
If OK Computer was responsible for taking Radiohead to a new level of creativity, Kid A announced they refused to settle and were here to stay, solidifying them as the band’s most important and commercially successful art rock band. Read more.
For most of us, OK Computer was the album that really started it all: it’s the record that propelled Radiohead from radio rock and launched them into the stratosphere. Read more.
Listening to The Bends feels like entering a time capsule. Radiohead doesn’t make music like this any more, and it’s more dated than anything else they’ve done — but it’s their most approachable album by far. Read more.