In Rainbows
by Radiohead
- Type: Album
- Released: 10 October 2007
- Label: Self-released, XL, TBD
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 42:38
- Community rating: 4.57/5 from 226 ratings
Artists on this release: Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Thom Yorke, Philip Selway
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'In Rainbows', Radiohead fused art rock textures with electronic elements, creating a soundscape defined by complex polyrhythms, lush string arrangements, and producer Nigel Godrich's warmer, more intimate production. The songwriting eschews the political anger of its predecessor for more personal and universal themes of love, life, and mortality, a shift mirrored by its landmark "pay-what-you-want" digital release that challenged industry conventions and redefined music distribution.
Genres
Descriptors: electronic, experimental, rhythmic, textured, subtle
Tracklist
- 15 Step (3:57)
- Bodysnatchers (4:02)
- Nude (4:15)
- Weird Fishes / Arpeggi (5:18)
- All I Need (3:48)
- Faust Arp (2:09)
- Reckoner (4:50)
- House Of Cards (5:28)
- Jigsaw Falling Into Place (4:08)
- Videotape (4:39)
Credits
- Philip Selway - drums, percussion
- Thom Yorke - vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard, drums, songwriter, artwork, keyboards
- Jonny Greenwood - guitar, ondes martenot, celestes, laptop, keyboard, percussion, glockenspiel, string arrangement, Photography, keyboards, other instruments
- Ed O'Brien - guitar, effects, percussion, backing vocals
- Colin Greenwood - bass guitar, keyboard, percussion, Photography, bass
- Spike Stent - producer
- Nigel Godrich - producer, engineered by, mixing, Engineer, Mix, mixed by
- Bob Ludwig - mastered by
- Stanley Donwood - artwork, Art Direction, Design/illustration, design
- Dr Tchock - artwork, Art Direction, design
- Matrix Music School - cheers, backing vocals, backing vocals [uncredited]
- Dan Grech-Marguerat - engineered by, engineer
- Hugo Nicolson - engineered by, Engineer
- Richard Woodcraft - engineered by, recording assistant, Engineer
- Graeme Stewart - preproduction by, Additional Producer, producer [preproduction by]
- Sally Herbert - conductor, Additional Conductor, conductor [strings]
- Everton Nelson - concertmaster, leader, concertmaster [strings led by]
- Kathryn Birnie - crew
- Plank - crew
- Richard Young - crew
- Tim Greaves - crew
- Brian Message - management
- Bryce Edge - management
- Chris Hufford - management
- Julie Calland - management
- Mel Maxwell - Design/illustration
- Xiaan Munro - Design/illustration
- Dan Grech‐Marguerat - Engineer
- Millennia Ensemble - Strings
- Steve Keros - Photography
- The Millennia Ensemble - strings [performed by]