Radiohead released Kid A 13 years ago today
Radiohead released their fourth studio album Kid A 13 years ago today. Kid A was released on October 2nd, 2000 to critical acclaim and debuted at #1 in the U.S., and is ranked as the #1 album of the decade by Pitchfork and Rolling Stone.
Kid A was recorded in Paris, Copenhagen, Gloucestershire and Oxford and produced by Nigel Godrich. The album saw Radiohead move in a new direction musically than their previous releases, in a more electronic style than the previous guitar or ‘rock’ style.
Tracklisting for Kid A:
- Everything in Its Right Place
- Kid A
- The National Anthem
- How to Disappear Completely
- Treefingers
- Optimistic
- In Limbo
- Idioteque
- Morning Bell
- Motion Picture Soundtrack
Kid A also included clues to the next two Radiohead albums, 2001’s Amnesiac and 2003’s Hail to the Thief. Hidden under the albums tray was a hidden booklet containing lyrics, artwork and poetry. Was this the beginning of all the Radiohead conspiracy theories?
Video: Here’s a video about Radiohead’s Kid A Hidden Booklet:
“Everything In It’s Right Place”
“Kid A”
“How To Disappear Completely”
Radiohead Kid A documentary:
Kid A photo gallery:
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