Radiohead
There There
(Parlophone)

Rating: 4/5
brief description: melodious, clanging return from the UK wonder-boys

Let’s face it: it wouldn’t be Radiohead after all if it wasn’t gonna grow on you.

So ‘There There’ is Thom Yorke and the boys’ valiant return to the world of clangy guitars and catchy, heart-breaking choruses (‘Just cos you feel it/Doesn’t mean it’s there…’), yet – initially – it’s about as immediately embracing as contracting some kind of horrible foot-odour disease.

… Then a spin or two later…

‘CLASSIC,’ they’ll hail – a fervent, joyous, self-assured, tear-jerking prowl of schizophrenic, frantic guitar-chimes and Yorkie Bar’s terrifically beautiful voice, and a surging monster that thuds dreamily into a groovy explosion three minutes in. Thank f**k they’re still with us.

Toby L

RockFeedBack
23.05.03