IN RAINBOWS

I have to say I was pretty much shocked by this album. After Hail to the Thief I expected Radiohead to lose their focus and continue with the mindless artsy soundscapes that IMHO where way too abundant in the afore mentioned album. But I was wrong, In Rainbows sounds like the real Radiohead, no the Radiohead they might have thought they had to be 4 years ago. Most songs are new, though some had already been played live several time, if I'm not mistaken "Nude" dates back to the OK Computer tour. In Rainbows is full of refreshing ideas, and though it is nowhere near Kid A or Amnesiac (absolute masterpieces IMO) it is a pretty good album that somehow manages to make really sad songs somewhat hummables. There are some very proggy arrangements, such as in Arpeggi, and some tecno beats which I asume were the work of Yorke. Selway is oddly laid back on most of the album, and I'd dare to say this is mostly a Yorke/Greenwood album.