Radiohead – Hail To The Thief

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Artist: Radiohead

Title: Hail To The Thief

Year: 2003

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Tracklist

  • 1. 2 + 2 = 5 (3:19)
  • 2. Sit Down. Stand Up (4:19)
  • 3. Sail To The Moon (4:18)
  • 4. Backdrifts (5:22)
  • 5. Go To Sleep (3:21)
  • 6. Where I End and You Begin (4:29)
  • 7. We Suck Young Blood (4:56)
  • 8. The Gloaming (3:32)
  • 9. There, There (5:23)
  • 10. I Will (1:59)
  • 11. A Punch Up at a Wedding (4:57)
  • 12. Myxomatosis (3:52)
  • 13. Scatterbrain (3:21)
  • 14. A Wolf At the Door (3:21)

Review

Radiohead’s "Hail to the Thief" takes the icy electronics of "Kid A" and "Amnesiac" and straps them to a thumping, beating heart—delivered with the immediacy only live takes can provide. The band ripped through recording in just two weeks in Los Angeles with Nigel Godrich, letting instinct and adrenaline fuel the process rather than overdubbing everything to death. The result is raw, crackling with the tension of a group poised on the edge between chaos and control. Tracks like "2 + 2 = 5" and "Myxomatosis" pulse with a dark ferocity, each beat and synth buzz underscored by a restless sense of urgency.

Thom Yorke’s lyrics slice through the early 2000s political static, reflecting his disillusionment during the Bush era, post-9/11 paranoia, and the strange dread of watching the world tilt off its axis. The album title is a not-so-subtle wink at American presidential pomp, dripping with irony and skepticism. Fairy-tale allusions and surreal storytelling blur with paranoia, making the songs as cryptic as a bedtime story told under duress. While it sometimes finds itself in the shadows of "OK Computer" and "The Bends," "Hail to the Thief" stands firm as a powerful, restless document of a world on edge—proving that Radiohead can command both chaos and clarity in a single, breathless punch. - Riley

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