Radiohead "The Bends" 2025-09-05 Motel Radio generated early buzz

Motel Radio generated early buzz in their adopted hometown of New Orleans on the strength of their 2015 debut EP

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but relocated to Washington DC

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alongside his collaborators from his recent solo albums

Radiohead "The Bends" 2025-09-05 Motel Radio generated early buzzOn only their second outing Oxford's Radiohead fulfilled their huge potential, fashioning an album whose relentlessly downbeat tone was offset by an ability to formulate consistently winning melodies. The title track and 'just' throw some customary rock poses, but for the most part the band displayed a far more expansive approach. Thom Yorke emerged from the woodwork with a new found vocal confidence, revealing a striking falsetto on two of the