Beneath this name lies no less than the musical project of Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood, who have been unable to stop producing music since Radiohead went dormant. Drummer Tom Skinner completes the line-up. Throughout their discography, by evolving their compositions, Radiohead have taken a pop-rock audience to much more experimental shores. The band’s critical and public success has never waned. This album seems to be a synthesis of their glorious past, with a sort of split between Pablo Honey and the sounds they explored from Kid A onwards. That said, there’s no sign of any effort to write a track that could be played on the radio. On the contrary, the rhythm section is less dense and more impressionistic than on their 2022 opus. The other instruments – strings, winds, piano, but above all guitars and synthesizers – create atmospheres that invite you to contemplate imaginary landscapes. This is a dense yet accessible album that can be enjoyed over a long listening period.
