The Bends (Pt. 1)

The Big Mates discuss air fryers, high charts, dry charts, and The Bends by Radiohead.Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of Radiohead by picking up where they left off starting their deep dive into the band's second album, released in 1995. 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 once again struggled with the studio environment, their new approach to experimentation, and how The Bends fits into the popular culture of the time in which it was released...Was Thom Yorke in McBusted? What do numbers mean? Who is The White Chocolate Farm? Find out on this episode of What Is Music?Our next episode is out on Monday May 30th and will continue our track-by-track analysis of The Bends.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