Radiohead

Radiohead is an English rock band from Oxfordshire, initially formed in 1985 under the name On a Friday. Radiohead's lineup has remained the same since their inception, with Thom Yorke (vocals/rhythm guitar/piano/electronics), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar/ondes martenot/keyboards), Ed O'Brien (guitar/backing vocals), Colin Greenwood (bass/synthesizers) and Phil Selway (drums/percussion).

Among the band's earliest influences were post-punk acts such as Joy Division and Magazine, and 1980s alternative rock bands such as R.E.M., Pixies, and Sonic Youth. Radiohead released their first single, "Creep" in 1992, followed by their debut album Pablo Honey (1993). The song was an unexpected worldwide hit, and the band were widely branded as a one-hit wonder. However, Radiohead met with success at home in the United Kingdom with their second album, The Bends (1995), earning fans with dense guitar atmospheres and frontman Thom Yorke's falsetto singing. Radiohead's third album propelled them to greater attention; popular for an expansive sound and themes of modern alienation, OK Computer (1997) was named a landmark record of the 1990s by many critics.

With their polarising albums Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001), Radiohead reached their peak global popularity even as their musical style changed, drawing on diverse experimental, electronic, jazz and modern classical artists ranging from Can and Autechre[11] to Charles Mingus and Olivier Messiaen. Their latest album, Hail to the Thief (2003), mixed guitar-driven rock, electronic influences and topical lyrics, and was seen to blend styles from throughout the band's career. Radiohead are currently without a label, and are working on their seventh studio album, expected for release sometime in 2007.