Thom Yorke - Tomorrow's Modern Boxes

Truth Ray is so depressing but nice

i love this album!

i really like this as well, its a great follow up to eraser, yet he spoke about it being an EP and i feel like it could have just been a strong EP. just a little bit of filler but i enjoy it, even more so than king of limbs. it sounds much more personal than eraser.

Edited October 8, 2014 by mrgypsum

vinyl is not beautiful... but great songs! ;-)

  On 9/28/2014 at 6:11 PM, Wurstwasser said:

3. I want to see Thom dancing to Mother Lode!

I think he's too busy dancing to 4 bit 9d api+e+6 already.

It's a good album, I'm an enormous fan and it's made my list, but all of that packaging and exclusivity has raised the cost to a rather unacceptable level. If he'd just work with a label and tone down the presentation, we'd be spending $20.

Not that I feel he should've necessarily done either of those things, but that's what's up.

Edited October 16, 2014 by mid brow

Yeah if the vinyl was even close to a normal price I'd be picking it up like a shot. Ah well.

  On 9/29/2014 at 5:36 PM, Caretstik said:

Anyone else a fan of Thom's piano pieces. Thinking in particular of Like Spinning Plates' live incarnation

I love that one most, it's on that live album... Love it more than the album version. His stuff just works in every genre :-)

 

Also, I was impressed by this "Default" live presentation; it has unbelieveably much energy! A pleasure for me to watch this.

 

 

As for the Boxes, it turned out "Nose grows some" does not get out of my head and seems to be my favourite one. Best part is "two birds on the wall"...

Edited October 27, 2014 by Guest

  On 10/9/2014 at 10:46 AM, Anchio Arch io Son Pittore said:

vinyl is not beautiful... but great songs! ;-)

 

vinyl is by no means ugly? I enjoy the design and packaging. sounds great too.

 

speaking of the vinyl though, the locked groove on last track is a bit weird I think. I mean, complaining about it is weird too I guess, but I feel its one of those instances where the locked groove adds nothing to the track..

for those wondering, the locked groove is on the end of the last track and loops the drum loop that plays for a bit at the end, so you're sort of forced to just end it abruptly randomly or fade it out or something? for such a chill album it kind of removes the pacing or punch from the end of album? I dunno. I don't really get why it's there but it's not terrible or anything ..

just for fun... Don't konw... exactly for Zooropa by U2 or some albums or EPs, where at the end of this album there is also a little loop... it's not necessary but i think it's just for fun...

I guess so, yeah.

 

Length 38:13

Length (vinyl edition) ∞

lol ;-)

hiho!

just biked in to say that I fucking love this album

I bought this shit but haven't received my vinyls. anyone else experience this?

  On 10/27/2014 at 7:57 PM, Blank said:

 

  On 10/27/2014 at 7:55 PM, rekosn said:

hiho!

just biked in to say that I fucking love this album

+9999

 

  On 10/27/2014 at 7:58 PM, AdieuErsatzEnnui said:

I bought this shit but haven't received my vinyls. anyone else experience this?

 

Yeah I am in the same situation. I ordered the vinyl on September 27th. Was a bit worried that I hadn't received it yet, and the tracking status on their website was still "paid". So I wrote them an email today and they answered that my order was part of the second vinyl batch, which will be pressed in November. I guess we'll have to wait a few more weeks...

I love AMOK, the eraser and pretty much all Radiohead and Thom Yorks songs but this modern boxes sounds so boring, cold and repetitive that Im having a hard time to reach the second listening...

 

I'm loving it still but it is quite somber. works really well as a full listen. but it is all very much in the same realm all thecway through.

  On 10/27/2014 at 10:13 PM, Georges Abitbol said:

 

  On 10/27/2014 at 7:58 PM, AdieuErsatzEnnui said:

I bought this shit but haven't received my vinyls. anyone else experience this?

 

Yeah I am in the same situation. I ordered the vinyl on September 27th. Was a bit worried that I hadn't received it yet, and the tracking status on their website was still "paid". So I wrote them an email today and they answered that my order was part of the second vinyl batch, which will be pressed in November. I guess we'll have to wait a few more weeks...

 

 

ah ic thanks m8

erm... we are in november, some of you receveid this second pressing?

  On 10/27/2014 at 10:34 AM, bitroast said:

I guess so, yeah.

 

Length 38:13

Length (vinyl edition) ∞

Tracklisting

 

 

SIDE A

 

1. a brain in a bottle
2. guess again!
3. interference
4. the mother lode

SIDE B

 

1. truth ray
2. there is no ice (for my drink)
3. pink section
4. nose grows some

 

Side B contains a locked groove.

 

 

Edited November 14, 2014 by Anchio Arch io Son Pittore

Still waiting for this... and for the Jon Brooks vinyl too... My money has been received without any problem though.

Now that some time has passed and I've digested the release several times, I think both AMOK & The Eraser are much better.

 

Still great music, but the production & songwriting on the previous two albums is above & beyond what's going on here.

Edited November 14, 2014 by autopilot

I must say I've not played it as much as I expected to, I played The Eraser to death on release and prefer AMOK to this. I feel the songs aren't as strong or catchy, maybe it needs more plays.

  On 11/15/2014 at 4:31 PM, BUNKUM said:

I must say I've not played it as much as I expected to, I played The Eraser to death on release and prefer AMOK to this. I feel the songs aren't as strong or catchy, maybe it needs more plays.

yeah! i listen it a lot of & i love this album. But right, Eraser is ever better than this new album...