Thom Yorke - The Eraser

blue · Post by **blue** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:05 pm

Anyone heard this new solo album by Thom, yet? I didn't know anything about it until I saw a few comments posted in a Tori forum today, I've kind of lost touch with what Radiohead have been up to since 'Hail To The Thief'. If anyone's heard it, is it any good or is it just the wannabe-Warp stuff we all used to think he'd release one day?

Post by **sound world** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 11:33 pm

I read an interview with him the other week where he kept saying 'it's not a solo album'!!
So there.

blue · Post by **blue** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:44 am

As far as I know he wrote and played everything on it, so it's a solo album whether he wants to admit it or not!

Where was the interview, btw? I'm curious to hear what he has to say about the album.

Post by **sound world** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:36 am

It was probably in the Grauniad...but when...? er.. about a fortnight back? It was an article with the odd Thom soundbite rather than full-fledged interview.Sorry for my dimming memory.

I think it said that RH helped him out with a lot of it and gave it the all-clear

Post by **paul-pgss** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:30 pm

According to AtEaseweb.com the album has been leaked to the internet already.

Post by **kuhn** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 4:12 pm

pgss wrote:According to AtEaseweb.com the album has been leaked to the internet already.

Yes, it has.

hype.non-standard.net/

"The Hype Machine is a MP3 blog aggregator with slick tools to listen and read about music. It gathers songs posted on MP3 blogs and presents them in an easy way"

puce · Post by **puce** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 6:59 pm

http://www.herohill.com/2006/06/whitest ... eraser.htm

This week, two albums leaked that have some serious similarities. Both were recorded by sort of scruffy-haired front men for big UK acts who look way too much like Clay Aitken (especially Thom). Both will have people who love the record, and hate the record for the exact same reasons other people love it ? kind of like that Kobe Bryant (hate my swagger, hate the fact I?m a veteran, hate the fact I raped a chick, hate the fact I?m loved for the exact same reasons). Both will be downloaded, linked and tucked away before the release date for the album is here. But that is where the similarities end.

The two artists, Erlend Oye (Kings of Convenience) and Thom Yorke (Radiohead) both released side-projects records. One will explode and be the talk of the music industry until the next Radiohead album comes out, the other will toil in obscurity; despite the fact it is probably a more enjoyable album. This is not attempt to say that Erlend Oye and KoC are a better band than Radiohead; it?s simply trying to give him some credit for the new Whitest Boy Alive record, Dreams.

I?m a big Radiohead fan, but like a lot of people, I feel their work has slipped a lot since Kid A. Eraser comes off like a flat version of Radiohead b-sides. Does this mean I won?t be all over the upcoming Radiohead album? Hell no; but Thom?s solo stuff disappoints me. It comes back to the question, is an album that takes you 6 months of listening to get into really something you are really into? After all the excitement of this record coming out, the insanity of people paying like $500 for tix for Radiohead?s show, after two listens, I took this off my Ipod.

To me, a lot of RH stuff of late (and especially this solo album) is more a few good songs stuffed with filler. If any other artist (granted Radiohead is good enough you should try to keep listening) put out an album that you hated the first 20 listens, you wouldn?t force yourself to keep listening. You wouldn?t assume you were missing something.

Kings of Convenience are on the opposite side of the coin. They have fans, but their quality releases get no love from the general public. Songs like I?d Rather Dance with You should have topped charts over here, but never did. While Radiohead is moving farther away from standard instrumentation, Erlend and crew are moving away from looping and computers and using only instruments these days. The result ? especially with the Whitest Boy Alive record ? is a great collection of funky tracks, built on bass lines and drums that make you want to move. You don?t have to try to appreciate it. It?s fun and accessible without trying.

lori glory · Post by **lori glory** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 7:59 pm

eraserhead.

Post by **sound world** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:22 pm

lori glory wrote:eraserhead.

red · Post by **red** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:04 am

Post by **kuhn** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:16 am

red wrote:

blue · Post by **blue** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:54 am

You seem quite fond of mocking people's looks, Red. Perhaps you'll post a picture of yourself at some point so we can all admire what must be your considerable physical beauty.

red · Post by **red** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:48 am

elizabeth wrote:You seem quite fond of mocking people's looks, Red. Perhaps you'll post a picture of yourself at some point so we can all admire what must be your considerable physical beauty.

That's me on the left!

blue · Post by **blue** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:09 pm

Chicken.

So I take it no-one has actually heard the album, yet? I know it's on file-sharing programmes at the moment but I'm loathe to go anywhere near those. I think I'll wait till there are secondhand copies on Amazon, in case it's the rubbishy 'I wish I was Aphex' stuff.

Elforel · Post by **Elforel** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:16 am

Really interesting news though!
I completely disagree with the opinion that last radioheads were poor albums with good songs and fillers. I think Hail to the thief is a hell of a great album, even though everybody expected it to be another OK computer, something groundbreaking or a washedoutbysuccess album-HTTT is a wonderful rock album I'd say.