Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon,Oxfordshire,in 1985. They comprise Thom Yorke;brothers Jonny Greenwood and Colin Greenwood (bass);Ed O'Brien;and Philip Selway. They have worked with the producer Nigel Godrich and the cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994. Radiohead's experimental approach is credited with advancing the sound of alternative rock.
OK Computer is the third studio album by the English rock band Radiohead,released on 21 May 1997. With their producer,Nigel Godrich,Radiohead recorded most of OK Computer in their rehearsal space in Oxfordshire and the historic mansion of St Catherine's Court in Bath in 1996 and early 1997. They distanced themselves from the guitar-centred,lyrically introspective style of their previous album,The Bends. OK Computer's abstract lyrics,densely layered sound and eclectic influences laid the groundwork for Radiohead's later,more experimental work.
The Bends is the second studio album by the English rock band Radiohead,released on 13 March 1995 by Parlophone. It was produced by John Leckie,with extra production by Radiohead,Nigel Godrich and Jim Warren. The Bends combines guitar songs and ballads,with more restrained arrangements and cryptic lyrics than Radiohead's debut album,Pablo Honey (1993).
Pablo Honey is the debut studio album by the English rock band Radiohead,released on 22 February 1993 in the UK by Parlophone and on 20 April 1993 in the US by Capitol Records. It was produced by Sean Slade,Paul Q. Kolderie and Radiohead's co-manager Chris Hufford.
"Paranoid Android" is a song by English alternative rock band Radiohead,released as the lead single from their third studio album,OK Computer (1997),on 26 May 1997. The lyrics were written by singer Thom Yorke following an unpleasant experience in a Los Angeles bar. The song is over six minutes long and contains four sections. The name is taken from Marvin the Paranoid Android from the science fiction series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
My Iron Lung is the third EP by the English rock band Radiohead,released on 26 September 1994 by Parlophone Records in the UK and by Capitol Records in the US. It was produced by Radiohead,John Leckie and Nigel Godrich. It marked Radiohead's first collaborations with Godrich and the artist Stanley Donwood,who have worked on every Radiohead release since.
"Knives Out" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead,released as the second single from their fifth album,Amnesiac (2001). It features lyrics about cannibalism and guitars influenced by the Smiths. "Knives Out" received positive reviews and reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. The music video was directed by Michel Gondry.
"Creep" is the debut single by the English rock band Radiohead,released on 21 September 1992. It was included on Radiohead's debut album,Pablo Honey (1993). It features "blasts" of guitar noise by Jonny Greenwood and lyrics describing an obsessive unrequited attraction.
"Fake Plastic Trees" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead,released on their second album,The Bends (1995). It was the third single from The Bends in the UK,and the first in the US. It reached the top 50 on the UK Singles Chart,the New Zealand Singles Chart,the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and the Canadian Rock/Alternative chart.
"Karma Police" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead,released on 25 August 1997,as the second single from their third studio album,OK Computer (1997). It reached number one in Iceland and number eight on the UK Singles Chart. In the US,it reached number 14 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was included on Radiohead:The Best Of (2008).
"Street Spirit (Fade Out)" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead,released on their second studio album,The Bends (1995). It was released as a single on 22 January 1996 and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart,Radiohead's highest position up to that point. Radiohead considered it a breakthrough in their songwriting. It was accompanied by a music video by Jonathan Glazer,and has been covered by acts including Peter Gabriel and the Darkness.
"2 + 2 = 5" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead. It is the opening track to their sixth studio album Hail to the Thief (2003),and was also released as the album's third and final single. It reached number two on the Canadian Singles Chart,number 12 on the Italian Singles Chart,and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. It was included in Radiohead:The Best Of (2008).
"No Surprises" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead,released as the fourth and final single from their third studio album,OK Computer (1997),in 1998. It was also released as a mini-album in Japan,titled No Surprises / Running from Demons. It features glockenspiel and a "childlike" sound inspired by the 1966 Beach Boys album Pet Sounds. The song reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. In 2011,NME named "No Surprises" the 107th-best track of the previous 15 years.
"Pyramid Song" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead,released as the lead single from their fifth studio album,Amnesiac (2001),in May 2001. It features piano,strings,an unusual "shuffling" rhythm and lyrics inspired by the Egyptian underworld.
"Girls &Boys" is a song by English rock band Blur,released in March 1994 by Food Records as the lead single from the group's third studio album,Parklife (1994). The frontman of Blur,Damon Albarn wrote the song's lyrics with bandmembers Graham Coxon,Alex James and Dave Rowntree,while Stephen Street produced it.
"There There" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead. It was released as the lead single from their sixth album,Hail to the Thief (2003),on 21 May 2003. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart,number one in Canada and Portugal,and number 14 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song appears on Radiohead:The Best Of (2008).
"The Bends" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead from their second studio album,The Bends (1995). In Ireland,it was released by Parlophone on 26 July 1996 as the album's sixth and final single,and reached number 26 on the Irish Singles Chart.
"Reckoner" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead,released on their seventh album,In Rainbows (2007). It was produced by Nigel Godrich and developed while Radiohead were working on another song,"Feeling Pulled Apart by Horses".
"Lucky" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead,first released on The Help Album,a 1995 charity compilation organised by the charity War Child. "Lucky" was recorded in five hours with the producer Nigel Godrich. Radiohead included it on their third studio album,OK Computer (1997),and released it as a single in France in December 1997.
