Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke : Tall Tales

Thom Yorke is not afraid to get out of his comfort zone, as well as his fans’ comfort zones. There’s still that small group of folks that never got over Radiohead getting into proggy, concept album territory with the masterpiece OK Computer. The fans disappointed when their favorite band from 30 years ago doesn’t trot […]

The Smile : Cutouts

The Smile -the Radiohead side project of Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood- shouldn’t work as well as it does. Like Yorke’s solo albums and Greenwood’s film scores they are great listening experiences, but we’re always waiting for them to get back together with their Radiohead counterparts and give us another masterpiece. Since 2022 Yorke and […]

The Smile Return With “Don’t Get Me Started”

The last Radiohead album was 2016s A Moon Shaped Pool. The last before that was 2011s The King Of Limbs. That was 5 years between albums. With Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s current project The Smile they have released two albums plus two live LPs over the last two years. Now that’s some seriously inspired […]

Thom Yorke : Confidenza

Thom Yorke has proven himself to be far more than just the singer of Radiohead. Not only is he the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist in one of the most important rock bands to arrive from the early 90s alternative rock scene, but Yorke has released highly regarded solo albums, collaborations with the likes of Flying Lotus and Four […]

The Smile : Wall Of Eyes

The Smile emerged in 2022 six years after the last full-length Radiohead album A Moon Shaped Pool. Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and drummer Tom Skinner got together to make pared down rock and roll, with Yorke and Greenwood switching back and forth between bass, guitar , and electronics. The result was the excellent A Light […]

The Smile : A Light For Attracting Attention

The Smile I’m sure is the kind of project that fans of early Radiohead get all riled up about. Worried for Phil, Colin, and Ed because Thom and Jonny are off doing their weird artsy stuff and leaving the rest of the band behind. “How will they eat?” “Who’s making sure Colin’s shoes are tied?” […]

Complex Distractions Presents : Favorite Albums of 2019

As I’ve sat here for the last few days compiling a list of the albums I’ve listened to this year with the end result being a “favorite albums” compilation, I began wondering to myself “Why?” Why do I feel that my opinion is of any interest to all of you? I’m just some guy in […]

Complex Distractions Presents : Favorite Albums of 2019 – January to July

It’s been a pretty amazing year for music, I gotta tell ya. So much to dig into and get lost in. There have been some pretty great music years over the last few years, with 2012, 2014, and 2017 standing out considerably. Record labels such as El Paraiso Records, Holodeck Records, Azure Vista Records, Burning […]

Thom Yorke : Anima

Thom Yorke’s output sans Radiohead has been both more dystopian and personal. A mish mash of jittery electronics and claustrophobic vocals; it’s as if he was creating these songs locked away in a darkened room with no windows or signs of life to speak of. Trapped with nothing but a laptop and a looming existential […]

Thom Yorke Announces New Dystopian Album ‘Anima’; I Rejoice

Maybe it’s the fact that I’m on holiday, renting a home barely 15 feet from Lake Erie listening to the waves crash behind me, but I’m in a good place right now. Yesterday, after a 3 hour drive to Ann Arbor to take in some local burgers at Krazy Jim’s, hit up Underground Sounds for […]