Tag: 2000
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Kid A by Radiohead – Essentiality Review
Succintly is not a way someone could describe Radiohead’s career; one of the most succesful and well-renowned bands of the 21st century. Trying to do it with Kid A certainly isn’t an easy task either. Anyway, I’ll try: The fourth album of the Oxford quintet is the one left-turn of an already beloved rock band…
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Kid-ays: ‘It’s not like the movies…’
‘Motion Picture Soundtrack’ is an ending song. The track sends-off Kid A with quite the opposite of a bang, however it is still quite a grand finale with its mellow organs, awe-inspiring harps and overall sorrowful atmosphere. The song is inherently sad but it’s a different kind of deep and beating emotion. The one that…
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Kid-ays: ‘Everybody wants to be a friend…’
‘Morning Bell’ has a unique place in Kid A. Coming just after the most recognizable track in the album and before the sweeping closer. It is also the only song that was presented in a different form in Amnesiac, an album composed mostly of Kid A‘s outtakes despite being released as its successor. The song…
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Kid-ays: ‘Throw it in the fire…’
If there’s a clear meaning for the definitive composition of Kid A is: utter paranoia. ‘Idioteque’ is the quintessential track of the album. A song that fully embraces the beat-driven, synth drenched electronics and also dwells in the fear-inducing realities in our war-leaning and technology-flooding world. The paradox here is that Thom Yorke’s voice is…
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Kid-ays: ‘The moment’s already past…’
Radiohead is a band known for their ability to successfully strive for beauty. When they commit themselves to craft a song that is blatantly gorgeous it is rare that they fail. In Kid A, earlier in the album than you might expect, comes ‘How to Disappear Completely’ one of the quintet’s most poignant exemplars of…
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And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out by Yo La Tengo – Essentiality Review
I don’t want to scare you, but the year 2000 was 20 years ago. In 1997 the indie-rock auteurs from Hoboken, New Jersey reached what many considered their artistic peak. Their record I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One is a masterful compilation of indie-rock songs that tries to take on many forms of…