Radiohead fans generally scoff at people who say they want Radiohead to go back to playing rock music, but at this stage, going back to a more rockist sound is the most left-field thing they could do. Every album since Kid A has basically sounded the same thematically. Often it feels like they're treading water. A couple of louder, less jazzy or electronic tracks would be good for them. Fuse their two distinct periods together. There are a couple of moments like that scattered through their albums ("Bodysnatchers" comes to mind), and A Moon Shaped Pool has a more organic sound that I'm really enjoying, but there's still places they could go, I just feel like they're kind of happy where they are, and aren't ready to do any real, serious experimentation outside of their usual studio trickery.
Originally posted by Scribbleits like they're the intellectual Coldplay. They're in style limbo.
Radiohead fans generally scoff at people who say they want Radiohead to go back to playing rock music, but at this stage, going back to a more rockist sound is the most left-field thing they could do. Every album since Kid A has basically sounded the same thematically. Often it feels like they're treading water. A couple of louder, less jazzy or electronic tracks would be good for them. Fuse their two distinct periods together. There are a couple of moments like that scattered through their albums ("Bodysnatchers" comes to mind), and A Moon Shaped Pool has a more organic sound that I'm really enjoying, but there's still places they could go, I just feel like they're kind of happy where they are, and aren't ready to do any real, serious experimentation outside of their usual studio trickery.