Kid A (Pt. 1)

The Big Mates discuss upside-down ducks, left turns, electronic music, and Kid A by Radiohead.Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of Radiohead by tackling their highly divisive fourth album Kid A. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives on music, from being deeply into analysis and music, to not caring for art or critique, and everything in between.They touch on how the band forced themselves to create music differently, the influences they were taking on board at the time, and the huge pressure that comes with following up an album often described as one of the "greatest of all time."They also find time to discuss the nascent days of Napster, Radiohead's "big tent" tour, and they listen to the scariest song they've yet to encounter!How do you follow enourmous success? Is this album as drastically different as it's made out to be? How do you pronounce 'preface?' Find out on this episode of What Is Music?Our next episode is out on Monday August 8th and will continue the deep-dive into Kid A.You can now wear your fandom on your (literal) sleeve!What Is Music? now has a RedBubble shop with lots of cool and stupid designs. You can get the designs on basically any product you like, from t-shirts and mugs, to bath mats and jigsaws, via clocks and phone cases! Head to https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.comIf you'd like a different way to donate to usYou can do so at https://ko-fi.com/whatismusicAny donations very gratefully received and go towards our running costs!Join the conversation on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatismusicpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpodE-mail: [email protected]://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/Support the show