In Rainbows is out and it’s gorgeous – the cumulative achievement of a career focused on innovation. It’s as if Radiohead sat around and said: “So should we revisit the first half of our career, all the crazy layers of guitars and angstful rock, or should we opt for the quirky and emotive electronic experimentation of our second turn? Hey, I know – let’s combine the two, while throwing in some lush orchestration and a dab of mellowed out balladry. Perfect!” How does a band who’s done so many new things so many times continue to do so again and again? How many times can you amp it up to yet another level? It’s pretty amazing.
Oh, btw, I suggest you buy the discbox. I did. It feels great. Like RH guitarist Jonny Greenwood put it: "It's fun to make people stop for a few seconds and think about what music is worth, and that's just an interesting question to ask people." Well, I thought about it and, hell yeah, $82 is a totally reasonable price to pay for music that will be with me for the next 20 years, enriching my days. Thank you, RH.
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