description Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool (2016) Overview
Radiohead’s *A Moon Shaped Pool* (2016) is an electronic album notable for its expansive sonic palette. The work blends alternative rock with significant orchestral and ambient elements creating a deeply reflective atmosphere. It appeals to listeners interested in experimental music and those drawn to Radiohead's evolving artistic direction, particularly fans of atmospheric soundscapes.
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Why are the songs on A Moon Shaped Pool in alphabetical order?
The standard album runs from "Burn the Witch" through "True Love Waits" in alphabetical order. Radiohead has not presented the sequence as a conventional plot, so the ordering works more as a formal design choice across its 11 tracks.
Is the version of True Love Waits on this album new?
The song had circulated in Radiohead's live repertoire for years before receiving its first studio-album version here. The 2016 recording replaces the familiar acoustic treatment with sparse piano and atmospheric electronic textures.
Where do the orchestral parts on A Moon Shaped Pool come from?
Jonny Greenwood arranged prominent string and choral material, drawing on the orchestral language also heard in his film scores. The London Contemporary Orchestra and its choir contributed to the album's blend of chamber music, electronics, and alternative rock.
Which Radiohead album came immediately before A Moon Shaped Pool?
It followed The King of Limbs, Radiohead's 2011 studio album. A Moon Shaped Pool arrived in 2016 as the band's ninth studio record and includes "Daydreaming," "Decks Dark," and "Burn the Witch."
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