Kieran McConville
ONE love, blood, life
Honestly I like "The Eraser" (the album) nearly just as much as some Radiohead albums. It's very, very solid. "Analyze" is easily in my top... whatever... of things any of them have ever done.
This is probably a messed up opinion to have, but after listening to both the new Thom Yorke and old Phil Selway albums over the same period of time....I prefer Phil Selway's.
Oh duh.
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The Clock is my jam
Maybe it's because Tomorrow's Modern Boxes, Amok and King of Limbs were all relatively disappointing, but re-listening to The Eraser was a revelation. I really like that album. Lots of charming melodies in there that are dried by the production to the point of cracking and while there are a couple of songs I'm not wild about, the quality is consistently quite high. The last three tracks in particular are very striking. I would say the middle three hurt the album somewhat, but they're not a dealbreaker.
Yeah, I'm not going to get into a huge argument over it, to each his own, I've just found recent Thom Yorke-related projects very, how can I describe it...grey. Dry, IDM-infused beats, a lack of interesting band interaction (I hated this about Amok, which may as well have been a solo album) and sonic claustrophobia. All I Need, Faust ARP, Reckoner...those were sweeping, beautiful songs and Thom seems to be totally over that. I'm not.
Can't wait for the next Radiohead project, nonetheless.
I don't understand the appeal of the King of Limbs at all. I like a couple songs but it's just got nothing to hang its hat on. No soul, no hooks, not many great grooves either. I haven't listened to it in a while and don't really want to.