He burns a heavy shadow… Aphex opened up another world that didn’t involve my fucking electric guitar… I hated the Britpop thing and what was happening in America, but Aphex was totally beautiful, and he’s kind of my age too. As Yorke himself stated in a 2013 interview: To combat this, the band decided to strip back their sound for their next full-length, sequencing song lyrics at random and incorporating inspiration from krautrock acts such as Can and electronic acts such as Aphex Twin and Autechre. It was recorded following an exhaustive world tour in support of OK Computer, which left many of the band’s members burnt out, especially lead singer Thom Yorke, who nearly suffered a mental breakdown and began having writer’s block. 10.Radiohead’s previous album OK Computer (1997) may have introduced experimental elements into their sound, but it didn’t become apparent until its follow-up Kid A was released in 2000. But Radiohead, at their experimental and electronic best, can be just as musically impressive as their rock and acoustic sides. The list is based on a combination of record sales, song arrangement, and “wow” factor, so it does lean more towards the mainstream.
With their latest release, “A Moon Shaped Pool,” out now, there’s never been a good time to pick the ten best Radiohead songs of all time. They’ve been a rock band, an electronic outfit, and even a drum and bass ensemble at one point. Their music transitioned from album to album, with each release being much different than the last, be it in style or sound. The quintet from Oxford began as a simple rock band in the mid-’80s but unexpectedly evolved into one of the most experimental and electronically influenced bands of all time. From an introverted indie band to one of the most influential groups of the past decade, Radiohead has gone through many phases in their 20-plus years of making music.
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