Artist Playlists
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Surface styles of Radiohead albums have changed dramatically over the years. The indie-rock anthems of The Bends led, ever so gradually, to the string-laden sound of A Moon Shaped Pool. But through every stage of evolution, the band has kept its talents for smart, surprising arrangements and thrilling group performances intact. Even on their grunge-influenced debut Pablo Honey, they toyed with rhythmic innovations, a fascination that persisted through the experimental dance music of The King of Limbs. Here you'll get a touch of every stop on the band's winding, fascinating journey. - Radiohead consistently aim to warp space, time and minds with their ingenious sounds and scenes. Frontman Thom Yorke often serves as their central video figure, casually conducting a creeping car chase ("Karma Police") or flailing his limbs with invincible moves ("Lotus Flower"). Elsewhere, he defers to irreverent cartoons ("Paranoid Android") and stop-motion animation ("Burn the Witch").
- Few artists so generously big-up their musical heroes as Radiohead, who routinely shine the spotlight on their favourite music via DJ sets, studio broadcasts and top-10 lists. The eclectic acts who have influenced the band during their long, varied career include U2, Autechre and Miles Davis.
- Lean back and relax with some of their mellowest cuts.
- Retracing Radiohead's uncharted steps from their start as early ‘90s alt-rockers adds fresh context to their various musical obsessions. The frailest laments, such as “Desert Island Disk,” sound even more ghostly next to the rowdy, storm-twisted guitars of “Electioneering,” which in turn seems thrillingly red-blooded and raw next to a neurotic synthetic soundscape such as “Kid A.”
- It's always been difficult to track Radiohead's next move—and that's exactly what makes them so intriguing. Emotionally raw excursions into grungy alternative and falsetto-fueled dirge pop have inspired a generation of bands to take anthemic rock to stratospheric heights, while their experiments in intelligent dance, glitch and ambient electronic can be felt in the mellow, atmospheric beauty of modern indie pop.
- Grab the mic and sing along with some of their biggest hits.