Listen to Radiohead: The King Of Limbs
The new Radiohead album popped up yesterday, if you’d like to at least hear a stream of it before you bought it then listen above. To be honest there isn’t a bad song on this, a solid listen straight thru for me. What I love about each song:
The King Of Limbs tracklist:
01 “Bloom” – The loose drumming with the looped keys.
02 “Morning Mr Magpie” – Again excellent drumming, this time tight and when it meshes with the airy break down, you almost feel like your getting lifted off your feet.
03 “Little By Little” – One of my least favorite, the electronic ride throws me off alil but Thom’s voice holds it together with the reverse backing instrumental popping up.
04 “Feral” – Alright now were talking, some of that dark low tone driving with Thom samples sprinkled around perfectly, probably my favorite track.
05 “Lotus Flower” – That short fluttering synth with the bass line.
06 “Codex” – Ladies and Gentlemen the brass section.
07 “Give Up The Ghost” – That lo-fi recording of Thom’s voice towards the end looping.
08 “Separator” – One of the strongest songs on this album, loving the echoed out guitars toward the second half that keep the track floating.
Photography by: Sebastian Edge
34 Comments Leave A Comment
Michael J. says:
February 19, 2011 at 10:52 amYou’ve gotta listen to this late at night when it’s raining with a bottle of wine, a surreal experience. Great record.
Mark says:
February 19, 2011 at 11:38 amsome things you walk away from, some things are worth the wait …
love your comments jakub, thanks for posting
Mark says:
February 19, 2011 at 11:38 amsome things you walk away from, some things are worth the wait …
love your comments jakub, thanks for posting
Alex says:
February 19, 2011 at 1:21 pmsuch an amazing album. I’ve been listening to it on repeat all day.
Oni says:
February 19, 2011 at 2:58 pmthanks for the stream. i like: Separator, Little by Little, Feral and Lotus Flower.
Marisa says:
February 19, 2011 at 4:57 pmadore.
Matt says:
February 19, 2011 at 6:12 pmSeparator… that is all. Thom’s voice and the underlying guitar bits make it.
Matt says:
February 19, 2011 at 6:13 pmSeparator… that is all. Thom’s voice and the underlying guitar bits make it.
Anonymous says:
February 19, 2011 at 6:43 pmThanks for streaming the album…it relieved me from the need to buy it right away. I’ll buy it for sure, I just gotta wait for a paycheck.
The shortness of this album makes me wonder if they’ll release another album within 1-2 years….like the release of Kid A and Amnesiac
Deroy says:
February 19, 2011 at 7:17 pmNow that you’ve heard it, you can vote for your favorite tracks on the album here and see how they rank: http://radioheadvote.com
Thomas Piper says:
February 19, 2011 at 9:20 pmThis such a great record i cant believe a group can keep this level of creativity up so long kudos to Radiohead
Jakub says:
February 19, 2011 at 9:48 pmI’m with you @THOMAS PIPER
Kaarel says:
February 20, 2011 at 12:16 amFantastic album!
NAVIS says:
February 20, 2011 at 4:13 amMeh. It’s too weird for my tastes. I like In Rainbows a lot but other than that, I’m not a big Radiohead head.
Heh.
journeyagent says:
February 20, 2011 at 5:41 amSo far I’m enjoying it quite a bit.
First thing I can say, I suppose, is that I like the progression they’ve made from In Rainbows. Not to say that it’s necessarily better, or worse for that matter, but it’s different. Rainbows was very much a rock album to me, with some really catchy structures and great instrumental diversity.
Limbs on the other hand takes an almost entirely different approach, heading more towards dubstep. Feral, for example, sounds almost like a Burial track, especially with Thom’s distorted wailing. There are exceptions to this though, mostly towards the end of the album. Give Up the Ghost is a good example, and it makes me nostalgic for the Bends.
Cactus says:
February 20, 2011 at 7:10 amGreat songs, but this album reminds me a lot “The Eraser”, anyways Radiohead made a super cool one again.
Troy says:
February 20, 2011 at 8:20 amwithin 5 seconds into the first track, it was like being reunited with a long-lost friend at an airport terminal, them returning after a long trip, back with fresh ideas and new experiences. amazing album.
LoveandNate says:
February 20, 2011 at 9:06 amI don’t know how many time I’ve come back to listen to this post, Can’t wait to have the vinyl in my hands. Many thanks Jakub for the post, I love Radiohead :’D
RA_OUL says:
February 20, 2011 at 11:08 amThank you so much for posting this Jakub! Radiohead is my favorite band and I have been so eager to hear their new album. Now I am at peace. Loving it so far but the only thing I am not too fond of is the artwork. I’ll wait to see the the newspaper album.
无极灯 says:
February 20, 2011 at 5:09 pm写得不错！支持一下！^_^
气枪专卖网 says:
February 20, 2011 at 5:13 pm学习了，谢谢分享！
nugoose says:
February 20, 2011 at 5:25 pmPeople are thinking that there’s a second ‘missing’ part. It’s rather strange that after 4 years they have only 8 songs worth almost 40 minutes of music to give to the public. And the last song ‘Separator’ might suggest that there’s something missing. Anyone thinking alike?
It is a nice album, although i’m not a fan of Radiohead, i kind of liked this one.
Anonymous says:
February 20, 2011 at 8:25 pmGreat album. Thanks for posting.
Jesse says:
February 20, 2011 at 8:57 pmI pre-ordered as soon as I heard that it was going to be available. The first listen was pretty quick. It definitely feels shorter than In Rainbows. Like every Radiohead before it though, it improved with subsequent listens.
I’m curious to know if there’s going to be a second album.
DAVID says:
February 24, 2011 at 8:37 amI dunno if I’m digging this album on the whole that much. I’ve only listened through once but I just feel like its aimless at times; maybe after a few more listens it’ll grown on me. the album art is quite interesting though.
D says:
February 24, 2011 at 10:08 amThis album has it’s moments, but for the most part I felt it was pretty boring. In Rainbows didn’t do much for me either. I think it’s time for me to move on from this band.
Herman H says:
February 25, 2011 at 10:38 amWhat a brilliant album this is. I think Four Tet is happy with this too!
Ben Symonds says:
March 1, 2011 at 10:31 amCheck out my new project for The King Of Limbs :).
real gone says:
March 3, 2011 at 4:08 am‘Codex’ is cool.
Read my full review of ‘The King of Limbs’ here: http://realgonerocks.blogspot.com/2011/03/radiohead-king-of-limbs.html
tycho supporter says:
March 16, 2011 at 2:33 pmI love tracks 6 & 7, but the rest is lost in dubstep and Public Image Ltd era ‘flowers of romance’ deconstruction.
I’m not saying I don’t like it per-say but I’ve not quite gotten the feel of all of it.
At 1st I was wondering why Thom would release his newest solo effort under the Radiohead banner.
Too many deconstructive influences and not enough of a collective BAND effort in the writing is my view currently but that could change.
Again tracks 6 & 7 are amazing.
Wires newest effort is a lil boring also.
Unlike Mogwai’s and PJ Harveys newest releases, which are amazing.
johnee says:
March 21, 2011 at 11:54 amthanks for posting jakub . had heard this album was mind blowing and it’s living up to it’s expectation. only complaint : too short!
johnee says:
March 21, 2011 at 11:54 amthanks for posting jakub . had heard this album was mind blowing and it’s living up to it’s expectation. only complaint : too short!
Nicole says:
June 1, 2011 at 7:16 amLittle by Little is my most favorite! haha different strokes for different folks
Brendan says:
June 17, 2011 at 2:58 pmmix tycho and radiohead together….and that would be awesome. scott, if you see this, yeah, talk to thom.