This album is mature, it is strong, and it is the accumulation of years of experience from five insanely talented musicians. “A Moon Shaped Pool” shows us that Radiohead has grown. We can compare Radiohead’s albums all day and try to rank which release is the best, but AMSP is above that. Songs like “Decks Dark” and “Identikit” lovingly combine their old five-piece rock sound with the electronic influence of Radiohead’s later career. For the fans who have been concerned the band has moved too far into electronic, looping music, you’ll be happy to hear that AMSP features many songs that make full use of all five band members on their classic instruments. In fact, the instrumentation in this album hearkens back to earlier eras of Radiohead’s discography. This album makes prominent use of the London Contemporary Orchestra under multi-instrumentalist Jonny Greenwood’s composition. These are only three of the fantastic songs brought by Radiohead’s newest release. “Identikit” was first played live in 2012, “Burn the Witch” has been teased since 2003, and “True Love Waits” has been a concert-exclusive fan favorite since 1994. The album is 11 tracks long, a few of which are songs fans have been waiting to hear on a studio release for years. Sunday, May 8 finally brought us the release of Radiohead’s long-anticipated ninth studio album “A Moon Shaped Pool.” In only 11 tracks this 25-year-old band shows us that not only can they still write music to rival their greatest works, but they’ve only gotten better at it.
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