Lore & History
12 entries in the Radiohead compendium.
Lore & History — Era Chart
OK ComputerA dystopian exploration of consumerism, alienation, and technological anxiety that presageThe BendsA gritty, emotional turning point that redefined the band's sound for a generation.Pablo HoneyThe debut album recorded in three weeks that launched Radiohead with their biggest hit, "CEverything in Its Right PlaceA hypnotic electronic descent into fractured reality and digital isolation.No Surprises"A job that slowly kills you," realized through a slow-motion video of water filling a helThere ThereA rock anthem with layered percussion and Bagpuss-inspired lore that reached number one inJonny GreenwoodThe eldest voice in the room, turning six strings into a thousand.Brian EnoThe man who taught the world that silence is an instrument, and a rock band that listened.Nigel GodrichThe invisible hand that taught a rock band to breathe in frequencies they had never felt bKevin ParkerOne man, one studio, a thousand layers of fuzz and feeling.Robin PecknoldA voice in the long echo of Radiohead's door left open for the strange and the tender.Sufjan StevensA pianist who turned grief into architecture and a state into a symphony.
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