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Genre: alt. rock/electronica |
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Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock and knows a tiny bit of alternative music knows who Radiohead is. If you don’t, I suggest you get educated because I’m not about to waste my time explaining.
In Rainbows is the band’s newest, and most ‘accessible’ work to date, literally and figuratively. Not only was it first released as a pay-as-you-please digital download, but it further cements the band’s movement into electronica and even pop sounds. But using words like ‘electronica’ and ‘pop’ seem ridiculous when paired with this album, because Radiohead has managed to take a well-loved, well-known, and sometimes-despised genre such as ‘pop’ and turned it into something new, exciting, and unexpectedly fresh.
What detracts from this album is what makes Radiohead what they are – the self-deprecating lyrics. Paired with ephemeral sounds, the lyrics are strangely embracing yet isolating at the same time. I’m still conflicted about how I feel about this album, but it’s certainly a gem.
