Radiohead

"Creep" performing group

Radiohead is a British rock band formed in 1985, known for experimental sounds that blend alternative rock with electronic elements.

The name comes from a Talking Heads song.

Their albums *OK Computer* and *Kid A* are considered landmarks of late-twentieth-century rock.

I've been listening to a lot of Radiohead lately.

band

OK Computer

Acclaimed 1997 alternative rock album

experimental · art rock · EMI · Capitol Records · Karma Police

sound

atmospheric

Of the air above

ambient · orchestral · synthesizers · drum machines · minimalist · dissonant · polyrhythmic · reverb · looping · sampling

themes

alienation

State of being isolated

surveillance · consumerism · depression · disconnection · existential dread · digital age · dehumanization · media saturation · climate change · corporate control

influence

Muse

Arts-inspiring deity

Coldplay · Travis · Arcade Fire · Bon Iver

Categories
Opposites
musical experimentalism

RadioheadNickelback

Alberta post-grunge act

Maroon 5 · Imagine Dragons · OneRepublic · Creed · Coldplay

commercial orientation

Radioheadsellout

Compromiser of integrity

Maroon 5 · The Black Eyed Peas · Katy Perry · boy bands · commercialism

emotional/lyrical tone

RadioheadPharrell Williams

Singer-producer from Virginia

Jimmy Buffett · carefree · celebratory · The Beach Boys · ABBA

Family

head, radio, broadcast, radios, headphones, headphone, radioactive

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G