A Moon Shaped Pool starts at the end. All screeching strings and thudding drums, “Burn the Witch” is a burning forest, a cacophonous apocalypse whose conclusion climbs like fire ‘til it suddenly dies. The next song, “Daydreaming”, is its sonic opposite: soft, ethereal piano meanders among gently sinister vocals and strings, a ghost wandering the […]
A Moon Shaped Pool
Paranoid Fan-Droid: Why I Stan Radiohead
Radiohead, Radiohead, Radiohead. Where to begin? Formed in 1985 in Oxfordshire, the band have been a cultural mainstay since their 1992 grunge anthem, ‘Creep’. With a career spanning nine Grammy-winning albums, three headlining Glastonbury performances, and no less than six ground-breaking commercial, cinematic and technological innovations in the music industry, they’re easily one of the […]
Late To The Party: Radiohead – Pablo Honey
I’ve never listened to Pablo Honey in its entirety. What’s the point? It’s decidedly not considered a classic album. In fact, it’s one of the very few Radiohead albums which isn’t. Whether on internet message boards – “Pablo Honey just isn’t worth the listen… it’s like eating the crumbs out of a chip bag when […]
Album Review: Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
Nerds everywhere are tweeting. Fan theories are already developing. Hype is building to an almost orgasmic level. Why? Oh, didn’t you hear? Radiohead have released their ninth studio album and it’s a reminder of why they are one of the best British bands in existence. Nay, ever. Certainly, Radiohead have known how to stir the […]