A prescient album about alienation in a wired, accelerating world, expanding rock with electronics, odd time signatures and dread. 'Paranoid Android' and 'No Surprises' anchor a record that still sounds like the future arriving. Frequently named among the greatest ever made. Released in 1997, it's a key entry in Radiohead's run.
On vinyl: Vinyl can be scarcer than the CD from this era, so it's worth looking for a recent repressing.
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- Paranoid Android on Best Songs of the 1990s, Best 1990s Alternative & Indie Songs
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More from Radiohead — where to go next
If you have OK Computer, these are the Radiohead records worth reaching for next.
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OK Computer1997 · you're viewing this oneStart here
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In Rainbows2007 · Alternative & IndieEssential
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Pablo Honey1993 · Alternative & IndieClassic
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The Bends1995 · Alternative & IndieClassic
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Kid A2000 · Alternative & IndieClassic