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 Radiohead facts

• The band consists of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments), Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Greenwood (bass), and Phil Selway (drums, percussion, backing vocals)
• They have worked with producer Nigel Godrich and cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994
• After signing to EMI in 1991, Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992
• It became a worldwide hit after the release of their debut album, Pablo Honey (1993)
• Their popularity and critical standing rose in the United Kingdom with the release of their second album, The Bends (1995)
• Radiohead's third album, OK Computer (1997), propelled them to international fame; with an expansive sound and themes of modern alienation, it is often acclaimed as a landmark record of the 1990s and one of the best albums of all time
• The group's next albums Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001), recorded simultaneously, marked a dramatic change in style, incorporating influences from experimental electronic music, 20th-century classical music, krautrock, and jazz
• Despite initially dividing listeners, Kid A was later named the best album of the decade by Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and the Times
• Radiohead's sixth album, Hail to the Thief (2003), mixed rock and electronic music with lyrics inspired by the War on Terror, and was the band's final album for EMI
• Their subsequent releases have pioneered alternative release platforms such as pay-what-you-want and BitTorrent