IN RAINBOWS

Hail to the Thief was a synthesis of OK Computer, Kid A and Amnesiac. In Rainbows goes farther than that. Radiohead leads us where they have just slightly been. Here we have 10 fabulous songs where they reach another peak. Unlike most of these super groups which eventually prompted us "ad nauseam" to what was originally inspired, Thom Yorke and his colleagues slips into a subtle but efficient mutations without losing themselves. As a result, they continue to destabilize and delight, without any lack of taste or pretentiousness. The effect of these hypnotic grooves, these lyrics of burning conscience (despite some intelligibility), this hypersensitivity to the limit of autism, this elegant spatialization, this delicate balance between natural and synthetic orchestrations, this combination between lutheries of yesterday and today, the ideal tension between known territories and avant-garde sounds, this extreme refinement, all these qualities found in In Rainbows leads the listeners to pure happiness and enchantment. In Rainbows carries within it the desire to do otherwise, but at the same time, as for almost everything they recorded; it is full of beautiful melodies. That is perhaps the most surprising quality of this new Radiohead's album. A breathtaking beauty. Highlight songs: all 10 of them. Rating: 5 stars.