Underwater. Radiohead's In Rainbows (2007) mimics the sensation of floating gracefully from the surface of the ocean down to it's dark, silent floor. It could be the idea of a liquid rainbow in the art, but everything about this collection of songs holds an distinct aquatic quality (see: "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi"). The fluid rushing guitar lines ("Reckoner"), the bubbling key tones ("Faust Arp"), or distorted bass lines ("All I Need")flood out of the speakers. Thom Yorke's silky falsetto also floats supernaturally ("Nude") over the other-worldly crescendos. For all of us who can't afford deep-sea diving, put on your imagination caps and let Radiohead say "Shorty I can take you there"...but seriously..get at it!
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"Weird Fishes/Arpeggi"
"Reckoner"
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