 Always one step ahead of the rest, Radiohead heralded the next wave of music consumerism by offering their album, for a limited time, at the price fans chose to pay online. Though In Rainbows lacks the sort of heroic experimentation encountered on Kid A, this new album seems to pick up where Hail to The Thief, and it's organic-meets-electronic whimsicality, left off.
Here, emotions run high as Radiohead alchemically conjures quixotically poetic lyrics and charmingly rich instrumental landscapes. "Bodysnatcher" is fuzzy and loud, while "Reckone" is somewhat ambient and simply beautiful. "All I Need" bleeds romance with a sort of kinetic delicacy only Radiohead can offer, while the piano melody of "Videotape" is painfully haunting and sincerely melancholic. by Alternative Amy
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