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At the close of experimental solo careers for both Thom Yorke and Phil Selway, and the film soundtracks of Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead has finally come back to the fold with their ninth studio album. It's proof that talent never leaves you, more than thirty years after the band got together. Talent yes, surprises no. In fact, the biggest surprise on A Moon Shaped Pool is that there is no surprise. The Oxford grown quintet has undoubtedly just released their most "classic" album, almost with their eyes closed. Yorke is omni-present in the sound, and you can hear his influence throughout. As such, it's like listening to an old Radiohead record, without having heard it before. Radiohead have set aside their experimental tendencies in favour of sometimes minimalist, sometimes luxurious arrangements. Even in the most impressive arrangements for strings, Jonny Greenwood seems to be aiming for purity, (see Daydreaming). His diverse works on the 7th Art and, most notably, for the director Paul Thomas Anderson (Greenwood penned the soundtracks to There will be Blood, The Master, and Inherent Vice) have clearly given him a new vision that makes its presence felt. Even on the most intimate tracks (Desert Island Discs), Radiohead maintains a certain majesty, and when they get to post-rock (Full Stop and Present Tense), their musique becomes grandiose. With such an album, Radiohead pushes the legend slightly further, preserves its distinct style, and adds to its already legendary discography.© CM/Qobuz
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Colin Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Ed O'Brien, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Selway, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - Thom Yorke, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ian Anderson, AssociatedPerformer - RADIOHEAD, MainArtist - Jonny Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - NIGEL GODRICH, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Dave Brown, AssociatedPerformer - Rebecca Jones, AssociatedPerformer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Charlotte Bonneton, AssociatedPerformer - Galya Bisengalieva, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Ames, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Coates, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh Brunt, Conductor - WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher - Sam Petts-Davies, Engineer - Clare O'Connell, AssociatedPerformer - Gregor Riddell, AssociatedPerformer - Steph Marziano, Engineer - Maxime LeGuil, Engineer - Isabel Gracefield-Grundy, Engineer - Max Ruisi, AssociatedPerformer - Eloisa-Fleur Thom, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Graves, AssociatedPerformer - Mira Benjamin, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Alanna Tonetti-Tieppo, AssociatedPerformer
2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd 2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd
Colin Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Ed O'Brien, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Selway, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - Thom Yorke, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ian Anderson, AssociatedPerformer - RADIOHEAD, MainArtist - Jonny Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - NIGEL GODRICH, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Dave Brown, AssociatedPerformer - Rebecca Jones, AssociatedPerformer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Charlotte Bonneton, AssociatedPerformer - Galya Bisengalieva, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Ames, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Coates, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh Brunt, Conductor - WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher - Sam Petts-Davies, Engineer - Clare O'Connell, AssociatedPerformer - Gregor Riddell, AssociatedPerformer - Steph Marziano, Engineer - Maxime LeGuil, Engineer - Isabel Gracefield-Grundy, Engineer - Max Ruisi, AssociatedPerformer - Eloisa-Fleur Thom, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Graves, AssociatedPerformer - Mira Benjamin, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Alanna Tonetti-Tieppo, AssociatedPerformer
2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd 2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd
Colin Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Ed O'Brien, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Selway, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - Thom Yorke, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RADIOHEAD, MainArtist - Jonny Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - NIGEL GODRICH, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher - Catherine Harrison, Choir - Sam Petts-Davies, Engineer - Judy Brown, Choir - Steph Marziano, Engineer - Martha Mclorinan, Choir - Daisy Chute, Choir - Maxime LeGuil, Engineer - Isabel Gracefield-Grundy, Engineer - Sophie Gallagher, Choir - Emma Lewis, Choir - Harriet Armston-Clarke, Choir - Josephine Stephenson, Choir - Cerian Holland, Choir - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chrysanthemum Bear, AssociatedPerformer - Rose Martin, Choir - Bethany Horak-Hallett, Choir - Harriet Hougham Slade, Choir
2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd 2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd
Colin Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Ed O'Brien, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Selway, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - Thom Yorke, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RADIOHEAD, MainArtist - Jonny Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - NIGEL GODRICH, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher - Sam Petts-Davies, Engineer - Maxime LeGuil, Engineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd 2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd
Colin Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Ed O'Brien, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Selway, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - Thom Yorke, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ian Anderson, AssociatedPerformer - RADIOHEAD, MainArtist - Jonny Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - NIGEL GODRICH, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Dave Brown, AssociatedPerformer - Clive Deamer, AssociatedPerformer - Rebecca Jones, AssociatedPerformer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Charlotte Bonneton, AssociatedPerformer - Galya Bisengalieva, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Ames, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Coates, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh Brunt, Conductor - WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher - Catherine Harrison, Choir - Sam Petts-Davies, Engineer - Judy Brown, Choir - Clare O'Connell, AssociatedPerformer - Gregor Riddell, AssociatedPerformer - Steph Marziano, Engineer - Martha Mclorinan, Choir - Daisy Chute, Choir - Maxime LeGuil, Engineer - Isabel Gracefield-Grundy, Engineer - Max Ruisi, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Gallagher, Choir - Eloisa-Fleur Thom, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Lewis, Choir - Harriet Armston-Clarke, Choir - Christopher Graves, AssociatedPerformer - Mira Benjamin, AssociatedPerformer - Josephine Stephenson, Choir - Cerian Holland, Choir - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chrysanthemum Bear, AssociatedPerformer - Rose Martin, Choir - Alanna Tonetti-Tieppo, AssociatedPerformer - Bethany Horak-Hallett, Choir - Harriet Hougham Slade, Choir
2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd 2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd
Colin Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Ed O'Brien, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Selway, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - Thom Yorke, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ian Anderson, AssociatedPerformer - RADIOHEAD, MainArtist - Jonny Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - NIGEL GODRICH, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Dave Brown, AssociatedPerformer - Rebecca Jones, AssociatedPerformer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Charlotte Bonneton, AssociatedPerformer - Galya Bisengalieva, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Ames, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Coates, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh Brunt, Conductor - WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher - Catherine Harrison, Choir - Sam Petts-Davies, Engineer - Judy Brown, Choir - Clare O'Connell, AssociatedPerformer - Gregor Riddell, AssociatedPerformer - Steph Marziano, Engineer - Martha Mclorinan, Choir - Daisy Chute, Choir - Maxime LeGuil, Engineer - Isabel Gracefield-Grundy, Engineer - Max Ruisi, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Gallagher, Choir - Eloisa-Fleur Thom, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Lewis, Choir - Harriet Armston-Clarke, Choir - Christopher Graves, AssociatedPerformer - Mira Benjamin, AssociatedPerformer - Josephine Stephenson, Choir - Cerian Holland, Choir - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chrysanthemum Bear, AssociatedPerformer - Rose Martin, Choir - Alanna Tonetti-Tieppo, AssociatedPerformer - Bethany Horak-Hallett, Choir - Harriet Hougham Slade, Choir
2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd 2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd
Colin Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Ed O'Brien, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Selway, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - Thom Yorke, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RADIOHEAD, MainArtist - Jonny Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - NIGEL GODRICH, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher - Catherine Harrison, Choir - Sam Petts-Davies, Engineer - Judy Brown, Choir - Steph Marziano, Engineer - Martha Mclorinan, Choir - Daisy Chute, Choir - Maxime LeGuil, Engineer - Isabel Gracefield-Grundy, Engineer - Sophie Gallagher, Choir - Emma Lewis, Choir - Harriet Armston-Clarke, Choir - Josephine Stephenson, Choir - Cerian Holland, Choir - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chrysanthemum Bear, AssociatedPerformer - Rose Martin, Choir - Bethany Horak-Hallett, Choir - Harriet Hougham Slade, Choir
2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd 2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd
Colin Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Ed O'Brien, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Selway, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - Thom Yorke, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ian Anderson, AssociatedPerformer - RADIOHEAD, MainArtist - Jonny Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - NIGEL GODRICH, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Dave Brown, AssociatedPerformer - Rebecca Jones, AssociatedPerformer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Charlotte Bonneton, AssociatedPerformer - Galya Bisengalieva, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Ames, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Coates, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh Brunt, Conductor - WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher - Catherine Harrison, Choir - Sam Petts-Davies, Engineer - Judy Brown, Choir - Clare O'Connell, AssociatedPerformer - Gregor Riddell, AssociatedPerformer - Steph Marziano, Engineer - Martha Mclorinan, Choir - Daisy Chute, Choir - Maxime LeGuil, Engineer - Isabel Gracefield-Grundy, Engineer - Max Ruisi, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Gallagher, Choir - Eloisa-Fleur Thom, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Lewis, Choir - Harriet Armston-Clarke, Choir - Christopher Graves, AssociatedPerformer - Mira Benjamin, AssociatedPerformer - Josephine Stephenson, Choir - Cerian Holland, Choir - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chrysanthemum Bear, AssociatedPerformer - Rose Martin, Choir - Alanna Tonetti-Tieppo, AssociatedPerformer - Bethany Horak-Hallett, Choir - Harriet Hougham Slade, Choir
2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd 2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd
Colin Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Ed O'Brien, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Selway, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - Thom Yorke, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RADIOHEAD, MainArtist - Jonny Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - NIGEL GODRICH, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher - Catherine Harrison, Choir - Sam Petts-Davies, Engineer - Judy Brown, Choir - Steph Marziano, Engineer - Martha Mclorinan, Choir - Daisy Chute, Choir - Maxime LeGuil, Engineer - Isabel Gracefield-Grundy, Engineer - Sophie Gallagher, Choir - Emma Lewis, Choir - Harriet Armston-Clarke, Choir - Josephine Stephenson, Choir - Cerian Holland, Choir - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chrysanthemum Bear, AssociatedPerformer - Rose Martin, Choir - Bethany Horak-Hallett, Choir - Harriet Hougham Slade, Choir
2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd 2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd
Colin Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Ed O'Brien, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Selway, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - Thom Yorke, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ian Anderson, AssociatedPerformer - RADIOHEAD, MainArtist - Jonny Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - NIGEL GODRICH, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Dave Brown, AssociatedPerformer - Rebecca Jones, AssociatedPerformer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Charlotte Bonneton, AssociatedPerformer - Galya Bisengalieva, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Ames, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Coates, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh Brunt, Conductor - WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher - Catherine Harrison, Choir - Sam Petts-Davies, Engineer - Judy Brown, Choir - Clare O'Connell, AssociatedPerformer - Gregor Riddell, AssociatedPerformer - Steph Marziano, Engineer - Martha Mclorinan, Choir - Daisy Chute, Choir - Maxime LeGuil, Engineer - Isabel Gracefield-Grundy, Engineer - Max Ruisi, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Gallagher, Choir - Eloisa-Fleur Thom, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Lewis, Choir - Harriet Armston-Clarke, Choir - Christopher Graves, AssociatedPerformer - Mira Benjamin, AssociatedPerformer - Josephine Stephenson, Choir - Cerian Holland, Choir - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chrysanthemum Bear, AssociatedPerformer - Rose Martin, Choir - Alanna Tonetti-Tieppo, AssociatedPerformer - Bethany Horak-Hallett, Choir - Harriet Hougham Slade, Choir
2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd 2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd
Colin Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Ed O'Brien, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Selway, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - Thom Yorke, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RADIOHEAD, MainArtist - Jonny Greenwood, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - NIGEL GODRICH, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher - Sam Petts-Davies, Engineer - Maxime LeGuil, Engineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd 2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd
Album review
At the close of experimental solo careers for both Thom Yorke and Phil Selway, and the film soundtracks of Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead has finally come back to the fold with their ninth studio album. It's proof that talent never leaves you, more than thirty years after the band got together. Talent yes, surprises no. In fact, the biggest surprise on A Moon Shaped Pool is that there is no surprise. The Oxford grown quintet has undoubtedly just released their most "classic" album, almost with their eyes closed. Yorke is omni-present in the sound, and you can hear his influence throughout. As such, it's like listening to an old Radiohead record, without having heard it before. Radiohead have set aside their experimental tendencies in favour of sometimes minimalist, sometimes luxurious arrangements. Even in the most impressive arrangements for strings, Jonny Greenwood seems to be aiming for purity, (see Daydreaming). His diverse works on the 7th Art and, most notably, for the director Paul Thomas Anderson (Greenwood penned the soundtracks to There will be Blood, The Master, and Inherent Vice) have clearly given him a new vision that makes its presence felt. Even on the most intimate tracks (Desert Island Discs), Radiohead maintains a certain majesty, and when they get to post-rock (Full Stop and Present Tense), their musique becomes grandiose. With such an album, Radiohead pushes the legend slightly further, preserves its distinct style, and adds to its already legendary discography.© CM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:31
- Main artists: Radiohead
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: XL Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd 2016 LLLP LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd
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