Adding To The Noise: Idolator’s Two-Listen <i>In Rainbows</i> Review
Sorry Internet, we woke up late this morning, but here’s Idolator’s official insta-review of In Rainbows: Track one sounds like FutureMope/ZoloftSounds. Track two sounds like Neu! with Revolver-era Geo. Harrison sitar-guitar overtop. Track nine sounds like “Hotel California.” Thom’s singing is surprisingly light and (gulp!) soulful in places. There are fat beats (“Weird Fishes/Arpeggi”) and pretty strings (“Faust Arp”) and weird sound effects (everywhere). You know, it’s a Radiohead record. It’s pretty good Radiohead record! Won’t convince the out-and-out haters, but those who’ve been napping because of the hype might want to nab it for free now. (I’m sure it’s been floating around on the blogs as a Rapidshare file since about 3 a.m. ET.) And now that we’ve covered the musical angle in less than 200 words, we can get back to talking about what it all “means.”
