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My Iron Lung (VINYL)

the Editor — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 06:28:01 +0000

Hail To the Thief (Collectors Edition)

the Editor — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:14:32 +0000

Filling the gulf between OK Computer's epic progressive rock and Kid A's skittering electronic theatrics, Hail to the Thief borrows equally from each. Its title implies that this will be a collection filled with songs of anger and dissent, but Radiohead no longer howl at the moon like they did on 1995's The Bends. Instead, they use eloquent metaphors and complicated arrangements to express the uncertainty, fear and anger arising from the 2000 U.S. presidential election and a post-9/11 world. Thereâ��s no doubt about where Thom Yorke and company stand; the prog-rock break on "2 + 2 = 5" and Yorke's terror at the thought of being "put in a dock" make that immediately clear. But there's a prevailing sense of powerlessness here. The tinkling piano behind the cold sonic surface of "Backdrifts" and the brief, swooping melody in the middle of "Sail to the Moon" are islands in a sea of confusion. Like the band's best work, Thief requires more than a few listens to fully appreciate, but those who stick around will be richly rewarded. --Matthew Cooke

Kid A (Collectors Edition)

the Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:26:25 +0000


Collectors Edition package includes the original album plus a second CD of rarities, including demos, sessions and live recordings in digi-pack.

Romeo + Juliet (10th Anniversary Edition)

the Editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:14:41 +0000

OK Computer [COLLECTOR'S EDITION- 2 CDs]

the Editor — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:39:37 +0000


"Collectors Edition" includes the original album plus a second CD of rarities, including demos, sessions and live recordings.

Com Lag (2Plus2IsFive)

the Editor — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:37:41 +0000


2007 enhanced UK reissue of this collection of b-sides and rarities, originally released in 2004 as a Japan-only compilation album. Features an enhanced video of '2+2=5' (Live At Belford Festival) plus 10 audio tracks including live tracks, remixes and non-album cuts. 11 tracks total. Parlophone.

Hail to the Thief [Vinyl]

the Editor — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:48:06 +0000

The Best of (Special Edition 2CD)

the Editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:53:55 +0000

Radiohead's first-ever career retrospective, this 2 disc Limited Edition CD package includes 17 of the band's most popular tracks including "Creep," "Karma Police," "High and Dry," "Fake Plastic Trees," and "Optimistic," plus a bonus disc featuring 13 more standouts including tracks not featured on Radiohead's prior studio albums. The Limited Edition package also features an extended booklet and deluxe packaging.

Radiohead: The Astoria London Live

the Editor — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:56:18 +0000


Live concert by Radiohead.Genre: Music Video - Pop/RockRating: NRRelease Date: 22-NOV-2005Media Type: DVD

Amnesiac (2-10 LPs)

the Editor — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:30:26 +0000

More song-driven and acoustic than Kid A, Radiohead's Amnesiac isn't quite "Kid B," but it is unquestionably cut from the same far-out cloth, as the band revels in fascinating quirks and abject nihilism. It's also the first time in Radiohead's career that a new record hasn't meant a complete shift in artistic priorities. Surely, however, regardless of which was released first, they both deserve recognition; after all, Amnesiac, like Kid A, is an amazing piece of work. Only lightly augmented with electronics, songs like "You and Whose Army?" and "I Might Be Wrong" almost sound like they came from a typical five-piece rock band. You may even believe the band still employs a guitarist after hearing Jonny Greenwood's wistful surf-guitar lead on "Knives Out" or his subtle but noticeable contributions to the anticapitalist rant "Dollars and Cents." But inevitably, the band continually shifts gears, moving into Boards of Canada territory on "Like Spinning Plates" and delivering dark, bass-laden oddities like "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors," a fuzzed-out piece of avant-garde techno that could just as easily be on an Autechre or Aphex Twin record. The song's half-sung, half-spoken vocal was laid down by either a heavily distorted Thom Yorke or, just perhaps, a loquacious microwave oven. Either way, the music always has momentum, regardless of whether propelled by man or appliance. Radiohead as a band understand how to make rock interesting again, and in the end, that's all they set out to do when they recorded Amnesiac, as well as Kid A. It's more than can be said for the bad frat-punk, teen-pop and soulless techno that currently rules the charts, and for that alone, Radiohead's astonishing exploration of 21st-century anguish deserves credit. --Matthew Cooke