A Moon Shaped Pool

A Moon Shaped Pool
Studio album by
Radiohead
Released8 May 2016 (2016-05-08)
Studio
Genre
Length52:31
LabelXL
ProducerNigel Godrich
Radiohead chronology
The King of Limbs: Live from the Basement
(2011) 		A Moon Shaped Pool
(2016) 		OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017
(2017)
Singles from A Moon Shaped Pool
  1. "Burn the Witch"
    Released: 3 May 2016
  2. "Daydreaming"
    Released: 6 May 2016

A Moon Shaped Pool is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was released digitally on 8 May 2016, with a retail release on 17 June 2016 through XL Recordings. It was produced by Radiohead's longtime collaborator Nigel Godrich.

Radiohead recorded A Moon Shaped Pool in RAK Studios in London, their studio in Oxford, and the La Fabrique studio in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France. It features strings and choral vocals arranged by the guitarist Jonny Greenwood and performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra. Several songs, such as "True Love Waits" and "Burn the Witch", were written years earlier. The lyrics address climate change, groupthink and heartbreak. Many critics saw them as a response to the split of the singer, Thom Yorke, from his wife, Rachel Owen. Radiohead's longtime collaborator Stanley Donwood created the abstract cover by exposing his paintings to weather.

Radiohead promoted A Moon Shaped Pool with singles and videos for "Burn the Witch" and "Daydreaming", a viral campaign of postcards and social media posts, and a series of video vignettes. Radiohead toured in 2016, 2017 and 2018, with headline performances at festivals including Glastonbury and Coachella. The tour included a performance in Tel Aviv, which drew criticism from supporters of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, a campaign for an international cultural boycott of Israel.

A Moon Shaped Pool was named one of the best albums of the year and decade by many publications. It was the fifth Radiohead album nominated for the Mercury Prize, and was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rock Song (for "Burn the Witch") at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. It topped the charts in several countries, becoming Radiohead's sixth number one on the UK Album Charts, and was a bestseller on vinyl. It is certified gold in the UK, US, Australia, France and Italy, and platinum in Canada.

Background

Several songs on A Moon Shaped Pool were written years before the recording. Radiohead first performed "True Love Waits" in 1995, and attempted to record it several times, but could not settle on an arrangement. Over the years, it became one of their best-known unreleased songs.[1] Radiohead first worked on "Burn the Witch" in the sessions for Kid A (2000) and again in subsequent album sessions.[2] The songwriter, Thom Yorke, first performed "Present Tense" in a solo set at the UK Latitude Festival in 2009.[3][4]

During the tour for their eighth album, The King of Limbs (2011), Radiohead performed new material, including the future Moon Shaped Pool tracks "Identikit" and "Ful Stop".[3] On tour in 2012, they recorded two songs at the Third Man Records studio in Nashville, Tennessee, including a version of "Identikit",[5] but discarded the recordings as substandard.[6] After the tour ended that year, Radiohead entered hiatus and the members worked on side projects.[7]

Recording

Jonny Greenwood performing in 2015 with the London Contemporary Orchestra, who appear on A Moon Shaped Pool

Radiohead began work on A Moon Shaped Pool with their longtime producer, Nigel Godrich, in their Oxford studio in September 2014.[8] Yorke had prepared few demos and there was no rehearsal period. According to the guitarist Ed O'Brien, "We just went straight into recording ... The sound emerged as we recorded."[9] Radiohead were slow to regain momentum after their break and worked in "fits and starts".[10][11] They initially worked on songs written by O'Brien, but found that they did not fit Radiohead. O'Brien saved the material for his debut solo album, Earth (2020).[12]

The Oxford sessions lasted until Christmas.[13] In 2015, Radiohead spent three weeks in the La Fabrique studio near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, building on their Oxford recordings.[8][9] The studio, originally a 19th-century mill producing art pigment, had been used by musicians including Morrissey and Nick Cave and houses the world's largest vinyl record collection.[14]

Instead of using computers, Godrich recorded to tape with analog multitrack recorders,[15] inspired by Motown and early David Bowie records.[8] This added creative limits, as rerecording a take meant erasing the previous take.[15] According to the bassist, Colin Greenwood, this forced the band to "make decisions in the moment; it's very much the opposite of having your album stored on a terabyte hard drive".[8]

For the introduction to "Daydreaming", Radiohead slowed the tape, creating a pitch-warping effect. The guitarist Jonny Greenwood used the music programming language Max to manipulate the piano on "Glass Eyes".[15] "Identikit" developed from loops of Yorke's vocals recorded during the King of Limbs sessions.[8] The drummer Clive Deamer, who had performed with Radiohead on the King of Limbs tour and appeared on their 2011 double single "The Daily Mail" and "Staircase",[16][17] played additional drums on "Ful Stop".[18]

The strings and choir sections were arranged by Jonny Greenwood and performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra, with Hugh Brunt as conductor. The orchestra had previously worked with Greenwood on his score for the 2012 film The Master.[7][19] The strings were recorded at RAK Studios in London.[18] For "Burn the Witch", the players used guitar plectrums rather than bows,[20] creating a percussive effect.[21] Yorke described "Daydreaming", finished early in the La Fabrique sessions, as a breakthrough for the album.[22] Greenwood had the cellists detune their cellos, creating a "growling" sound.[23] Additional string and choir parts were recorded but cut.[24]

Godrich's father died on the day of the recording of the strings for "Burn the Witch". According to Godrich, "I literally left him on a fucking table in my house and went and recorded. And it was a very, very emotional day for me. He was a string player as well so it was one of those things where it felt like he would want me to go and just do this."[25] The special edition of the album is dedicated to Vic Godrich and the drum technician Scott Johnson, who died in the 2012 stage collapse before Radiohead's scheduled show in Downsview Park, Toronto.[26] Yorke's ex-wife, Rachel Owen, died of cancer several months after the album was released.[9] Yorke told Rolling Stone: "There was a lot of difficult stuff going on at the time, and it was a tough time for us as people. It was a miracle that that record got made at all."[9]

Work was interrupted by the recording of "Spectre", commissioned for the 2015 James Bond film. The film producers rejected the song as "too dark".[27] Godrich said: "That fucking James Bond movie threw us a massive curveball. It was a real waste of energy ... In terms of making A Moon Shaped Pool it caused a stop right when we were in the middle of it."[25]

In December 2015, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, Yorke performed three Moon Shaped Pool songs: "The Numbers" (then known as "Silent Spring"), "Present Tense" and "Desert Island Disk".[28] On Christmas Day, Radiohead released "Spectre" on the audio streaming site SoundCloud.[29] Jonny Greenwood estimated that 80% of the album was recorded in two weeks.[15] After Radiohead finished work in France, Godrich edited and mixed the album in London.[8]

Music

A Moon Shaped Pool incorporates art rock,[30][31] folk,[32] chamber music,[32] ambient music[33] and baroque pop.[34] It combines electronic elements such as drum machines and synthesisers, acoustic timbres such as guitar and piano, and string and choral arrangements,[35] which feature more heavily than on previous Radiohead albums.[19] The Guardian characterised A Moon Shaped Pool as more restrained and "pared back" than Radiohead's earlier work.[36] Jonny Greenwood cited the jazz musician Alice Coltrane as an influence, saying: "I'm conscious on this record that we've been occasionally skirting round the edge of something that could be terrible, which is kind of fun ... You have big ambition and you get as far as you can with it."[37]

The songs are sequenced alphabetically.[19] Greenwood said this was chosen only because the order worked well.[38] "Burn the Witch" features "pulsating" strings and electronic percussion.[39] "Daydreaming" is an ambient song[33] with a "simple, sad" piano motif, "spooky" backmasked vocals, and electronic and orchestral elements.[40] "Ful Stop" features "malevolent" synthesiser, a "bustle" of rhythms,[41] and phasing guitar arpeggios.[42] "Glass Eyes" has manipulated piano,[15] strings, and lyrics evocative of an "unguarded phone call".[14] "Identikit" has a jam-like opening, choral vocals, and "spacey" electronics, and ends with an "agitated" guitar solo.[43][44]

"The Numbers" begins as a "loose-limbed, early 70s jam session",[32] with strings reminiscent of Serge Gainsbourg's 1970 album Histoire De Melody Nelson.[43] "Present Tense" is a ballad with bossa nova elements.[36] "Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief" features strings, electronic percussion and distorted synthesiser.[45] "True Love Waits" is a piano ballad with polyrhythmic loops and textures.[46][45] The special edition of A Moon Shaped Pool contains two additional tracks: "Ill Wind", featuring a bossa nova rhythm and "icy" synthesisers,[47] and "Spectre", an orchestral piano ballad.[48]

Lyrics

Thom Yorke performing on the Moon Shaped Pool tour in 2016

The lyrics discuss love, forgiveness, and regret with, according to Larson, "a sense that beyond tectonic heartbreak there is an anaemic acceptance that is kind of beautiful if you don't get too sad about it".[19] Several critics felt the lyrics were coloured by Yorke's separation from his partner of almost 25 years, Rachel Owen, noting that the backmasked vocals of "Daydreaming", when reversed, resemble the words "half of my life".[19][45][49][50] Spencer Kornhaber of the Atlantic wrote that A Moon Shaped Pool "makes the most sense when heard as a document of a wrenching chapter for one human being".[51]

Other themes include climate change[51] and call for revolution on "The Numbers",[32] and the dangers of authority and groupthink on "Burn the Witch".[52] Yorke feared that political songs alienated some listeners, but decided it was better than writing "another lovey-dovey song about nothing".[53] He was conscious that lyrics such as "a river running dry" and "the system is a lie" were cliches, but felt there was no other way to state them: "How else are you supposed to say 'the system is a lie'? Why bother hiding it? It's a lie. That's it."[53]

The Guardian wrote that whereas Radiohead's 2003 album Hail to the Thief had addressed the era of Tony Blair and George W. Bush, A Moon Shaped Pool could become the "accidental soundtrack" to the Donald Trump presidency.[36] Of the refrain "one day at a time" from "The Numbers", Yorke said: "One day a time, mate, you will be impeached shortly, mate. You are not a leader, love … You can't sustain this. It's not gonna work. One day a time. We ain't stupid."[53]

Artwork

The artwork for A Moon Shaped Pool was created by Yorke with the longtime Radiohead collaborator Stanley Donwood.[54] Donwood worked in a barn with speakers connected to the La Fabrique studio where they recorded nearby, allowing their music to influence his art.[14] Wanting to move away from figurative art and create work that was more a product of chance, Donwood initially conceived a "painting Dalek" that would squirt paint at canvases, but this proved technically difficult. Instead, he experimented with weather, leaving canvases outdoors to allow the elements to affect the paint. Donwood continued the weathering process in Oxfordshire during the band's winter break, with "completely different results", before photographing the works and editing them in Photoshop with Yorke.[55]

Release

A hardbook album cover and several vinyl records and CDs
A Moon Shaped Pool special edition

A Moon Shaped Pool was released as a download on 8 May 2016 on Radiohead's website,[56] online music stores including the iTunes Store and Amazon Music,[56] and on paid streaming services.[57] On Google Play Music, it was accidentally released several hours early.[58] It was not added to Spotify until 17 June. Yorke and Godrich had publicly criticised Spotify in 2013, arguing that it cannot support new artists.[59][60] Spotify had been in "advanced discussions" with XL and Radiohead's management to make A Moon Shaped Pool the first album available exclusively to Spotify users with premium subscriptions, but no agreement was reached. A Spotify spokesperson, Jonathan Prince, said Spotify and Radiohead had explored "new approaches", but could not overcome technical problems in time.[61]

CD and LP editions were released in Japan on 15 June through Hostess Entertainment[62] and in other countries on 17 June through XL Recordings.[56] Radiohead sold a special edition from their website, which shipped from September.[63] It contains the album on CD and two heavyweight 12" vinyl records, plus an additional CD with two extra tracks:[64] "Ill Wind" and the previously released "Spectre".[47] The special edition features packaging inspired by the albums for 78rpm shellac records in the La Fabrique studio, additional artwork and an original piece of master tape, less than a second in length, from one of Radiohead's prior recording sessions. As tape degrades over time, the band decided to include it in the special edition rather than have it "end up as landfill".[64] On 20 June 2020, a white vinyl repress was released through independent online record stores for Love Record Stores Day.[65]

Promotion

Radiohead conducted no interviews and did not tour before the release of A Moon Shaped Pool.[66] O'Brien said the band members were not ready to talk about it when it was released: "We didn't want to talk about it being quite hard to make. We were quite fragile, and we needed to find our feet."[9]

On 30 April 2016, days before the album was announced, fans who had previously made orders from Radiohead received embossed cards with lyrics from the lead single, "Burn the Witch".[67] On 1 May, Radiohead deleted all content from their website and social media profiles, replacing them with blank images.[68] Pitchfork interpreted the move as symbolic of Radiohead's re-emergence.[66] Donwood said the idea had been "a way of getting rid of all of that had gone before ... It was like being some sort of evil Bond villain or something, in some lair, pressing buttons ... It was creatively brilliant fun."[55]

After releasing excerpts on Instagram, Radiohead released "Burn the Witch" as a download on 3 May. It was accompanied by a stop-motion animated music video that homages the 1960s children's television series Trumpton and the 1973 horror film The Wicker Man.[69][70] Three days later, Radiohead released "Daydreaming", accompanied by a music video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, for whom Greenwood had scored several films.[56] The video was projected in 35mm film in select theatres.[71] On the same day, Radiohead announced that their next album would be released online the following Sunday, but did not reveal the title.[56]

BBC Radio 6 Music played A Moon Shaped Pool in its entirety on the day of release.[72] The following week, Radiohead released the first in a series of video vignettes set to clips from the album by artists and filmmakers including Michal Marczak, Tarik Barri, Grant Gee, Adam Buxton, Richard Ayoade, Yorgos Lanthimos and Ben Wheatley.[73] This was followed by a fan competition to create a vignette for "Daydreaming".[74] In September and October, Radiohead released video performances of "Present Tense" and "The Numbers". The videos, directed by Anderson, feature Yorke and Greenwood performing with a CR-78 drum machine.[75][76]

On 17 June 2016, the day of the album's retail release, participating record shops held a promotional event, "Live From a Moon Shaped Pool". The event featured an audio stream curated by Radiohead, a recording of their performance at the Roundhouse, London,[77] and competitions, artwork and other activities.[78] A participating shop in Istanbul closed following an attack by a gang angered by customers drinking beer and playing music during Ramadan. Radiohead released a statement condemning the attack and offering fans in Istanbul "love and support".[79]

Tour

Radiohead performing on stage behind a bank of monitors
Radiohead performing at the Zénith Paris, 24 May 2016

Radiohead toured Europe, North America and Japan from May to October 2016.[80] As with the King of Limbs tour, Radiohead were joined by a second drummer, Clive Deamer.[81] They began a second US tour in March 2017, culminating in April with a headline slot at the Coachella Festival in California.[82] The tour was supported by James Blake, Oliver Coates, the Jewish-Arabic band Dudu Tassa and the Kuwaitis and Jonny Greenwood's project Junun.[83][84]

A European tour followed in June and July with further festival shows,[85] including Radiohead's third headline performance at Glastonbury Festival in the UK.[86] In 2018, Radiohead toured North and South America from April to August,[87] including four nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[88] The worldwide tour was the 61st-highest-grossing of 2018, earning more than US$ 28 million.[89]

The tour included a performance in Tel Aviv on 19 July 2017, disregarding the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign for an international cultural boycott of Israel.[90] The decision was criticised by creative figures including Roger Waters and Ken Loach, and a petition urging Radiohead to cancel the concert was signed by more than 50 prominent figures.[91] Yorke responded in a statement: "Playing in a country isn't the same as endorsing the government. Music, art and academia is about crossing borders not building them, about open minds not closed ones, about shared humanity, dialogue and freedom of expression."[92] A concert in Glasgow was attended by pro-Palestinian protestors, triggering anger from Yorke on stage.[93] The Israeli musician Dudu Tassa said Radiohead selected his band to support them in the US in 2017 because they wanted to bring people from Israel after performing in Tel Aviv.[94]

Sales

A Moon Shaped Pool was Radiohead's sixth number one on the UK Albums Chart.[95] It also reached number one in Ireland, Norway and Switzerland, and the top ten in several other countries. It was certified gold in the UK on 24 June 2016 for sales of over 100,000 copies.[96] Following the retail release in June, A Moon Shaped Pool returned to the top of the UK chart with sales of 44,000. Of these, 39,000 were retail copies, including 10,500 vinyl, making it the week's bestselling vinyl record.[97] It was the UK's fourth-bestselling vinyl album of 2016, behind Blackstar by David Bowie, Back to Black by Amy Winehouse and the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack.[98] "Burn the Witch" was the year's 26th-bestselling UK vinyl single.[98]

In the US, A Moon Shaped Pool sold 181,000 copies in its first week, reaching number three on the Billboard 200, the week's highest debut.[99] It was Radiohead's best American sales week since the release of their 2003 album Hail to the Thief.[99] With the release of the special edition a few months later, A Moon Shaped Pool rose to number 11 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the vinyl album chart, selling 21,000 vinyl copies in one week.[100][101] It was certified gold in the US on 9 November 2018, for sales of over 500,000 copies.[102] After the bonus track "Ill Wind" was added to streaming services in 2019, it reached number eight on the Billboard Alternative Digital Songs chart[103] and number 24 on the Hot Rock Songs chart.[104]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.4/10[105]
Metacritic88/100[106]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[107]
The Daily Telegraph[108]
Entertainment WeeklyA[41]
The Guardian[43]
The Independent[109]
NME4/5[110]
Pitchfork9.1/10[111]
Q[112]
Rolling Stone[113]
Spin9/10[114]

On the review aggregator website Metacritic, A Moon Shaped Pool has a score of 88 out of 100 based on 43 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[106] Patrick Ryan of USA Today wrote that "the brooding, symphonic and poignant A Moon Shaped Pool ... was well worth the wait".[115] Chris Gerard of PopMatters felt it was "worthy of Radiohead's peerless catalog, a rich addition to what is the most vital and important string of rock albums of the last 30 years".[116] Jamieson Cox of the Verge praised the string arrangements and "emotional magnanimity".[117] Andy Beta of Rolling Stone described it as "a haunting, stunning triumph" and Radiohead's "most gorgeous and desolate album", praising its timbres and melodies.[35] The Rolling Stone critic Will Hermes wrote that "it's Yorke's voice that holds the emotional centre, and it's never been more affecting ... [A Moon Shaped Pool is] one of their most musically and emotionally arresting albums."[113]

Sam Richards of NME described A Moon Shaped Pool as "an album of eerie, elusive beauty that is strange, shimmering and uncertain all at the same time".[110] Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote for AllMusic that "there's a melancholic comfort to its ebb and flow, a gentle rocking motion that feels comforting; it's a tonic to the cloistered, scattered King of Limbs and even the sleek alienation of Kid A".[107] The Pitchfork editor Jayson Greene felt the album was coloured by Yorke's separation: "The impact of trauma, a sort of car crash of the soul, is palpable. The music here feels loose and unknotted, broken open in the way you can only be after a tragedy."[41] Pitchfork later named "Daydreaming" and "True Love Waits" among the best songs of 2016.[118]

Eric Renner Brown of Entertainment Weekly praised the variety and scale: "By nature, Radiohead albums will always be somewhat epic, but this one is more consistently grandiose than any of the band's releases since 2000's masterpiece Kid A."[41] Jon Pareles, writing for The New York Times, wrote that A Moon Shaped Pool was perhaps "[Radiohead's] darkest statement – though the one with the band's most pastoral surface".[45] He praised Yorke's vocals and Greenwood's string arrangements, writing: "Both Mr. Yorke and Mr. Greenwood are relentlessly inquisitive listeners, lovers of melody and explorers of idioms, makers of puzzles who don't shy away from emotion."[45] Chris Barton of the Los Angeles Times described A Moon Shaped Pool as "a rich and engrossing listen that somehow finds more undiscovered territory for a band that has built a career on doing just that".[119] MTV's Simon Vozick-Levinson wrote: "A Moon Shaped Pool provides a thrilling answer to the existential concerns that confront any band that's made it this far ... After all this time, hearing these five old friends challenge themselves into a new phase of evolution can still blow even a jaded fan's mind."[50]

In The New York Observer, Justin Joffe wrote that A Moon Shaped Pool was "a stunning display of naked vulnerability and a notable achievement ... Radiohead remain dedicated craftsmen of strange new sonic universes."[49] Like Joffe, Nina Corcoran of Consequence of Sound praised the inclusion of older songs such as "True Love Waits", writing that "Radiohead finally feels connected enough to perform them with meaning ... Waiting to release a studio recording of a song over two decades old allowed Radiohead to peel its words when riper than ever."[120] In The Guardian, Lanre Bakare praised the evolution of "Present Tense" from Yorke's earlier "sketchy guitar number" to "beautifully wrought, bossa nova-tinged ballad".[36]

Mike Diver of the Quietus felt the older songs created the unwelcome feeling of a compilation album, writing: "Certain tracks feel less than fully fleshed out, really given the treatment that their age warrants ... There's simply so little spark here, barely glowing embers and blackened dust where once Radiohead blazed a fascinating, furious trail for others to attempt to follow."[121] The New Republic writer Ryan Kearney likened the album to "taking a warm, occasionally agitated bath; it's soothing and all, but the longer you immerse yourself, the colder it leaves you". He criticised Yorke's lyrics as predictable, and said it was "no coincidence that the only moving song on the album, 'True Love Waits', was written two decades ago".[122] He felt that Yorke was "the most overrated lyricist in music today".[122]

Jamie Milton of DIY felt that A Moon Shaped Pool needed "another breakneck force shock to the system" similar to "Ful Stop", and that it contained unnecessary elements, such as the "over-tinkering echo" of "Present Tense" and the "jagged closing section" of "Decks Dark". Nonetheless, he concluded: "These are gorgeous, human, complete works – some of the best of [Radiohead's] remarkable career."[123] Alexis Petridis of the Guardian criticised the "suffocating gloom" of the lyrics, but felt the album was an improvement over The King of Limbs and that Radiohead had achieved something new.[43]

Accolades

A Moon Shaped Pool was the fifth Radiohead album nominated for the Mercury Prize, making Radiohead the most shortlisted act in Mercury Prize history.[124] At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, A Moon Shaped Pool was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rock Song (for "Burn the Witch").[125] It was also shortlisted for the Independent Music Companies Association Album of the Year Award for the best album released on an independent European label.[126] It appeared on numerous publications' lists of the best albums of the year and decade.

Accolades for A Moon Shaped Pool
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2016 35 [127]
The A.V. Club The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016 2 [128]
BBC Radio 1 The 12 Best Albums of 2016 N/A [129]
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2016 13 [130]
Entertainment Weekly The 50 Best Albums of 2016 10 [131]
Esquire The 30 Best Albums of 2016 3 [132]
Exclaim! Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2016 1 [133]
Flood The Best Records of 2016 2 [134]
The Guardian The best albums of 2016 10 [36]
Mojo The Best of 2016
11
[135]
The New York Times The Best Albums of 2016 4 [136]
Newsweek Best Albums of 2016
5
[137]
NME NME's Albums of the Year 2016 22 [138]
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2016 6 [139]
Q The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2016 6 [140]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2016 10 [141]
PopMatters The 70 Best Albums of 2016 2 [142]
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2016 6 [143]
The Skinny Top 50 Albums of 2016 11 [144]
Slant The 25 Best Albums of 2016 1 [145]
Spin The 50 Best Albums of 2016 8 [146]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2016 13 [147]
The Sunday Times 100 Best Records of the Year 1 [148]
Time The Top 10 Best Albums 6 [149]
Uncut Top 50 Best Albums of 2016
2
[150]
Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 2016 2 [151]
Variance Magazine 50 Best Albums of 2016
14
[152]
The Village Voice 2016 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll 7 [153]
Albumism The 110 Best Albums of the 2010s N/A [154]
Aquarium Drunkard Decade / 2010–19 N/A [155]
Crack Magazine The Top Albums of the Decade 69 [156]
NME Greatest Albums of the Decade 59 [157]
Paste The 100 Best Album of the 2010s 17 [158]
Pitchfork The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s 128 [159]
Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s 22 [160]
Slant The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s 12 [161]
Sputnikmusic Top 100 Albums of the 2010s 13 [162]
Stereogum The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s 59 [163]
Treble The 150 Top Albums of the 2010s 11 [164]
The Young Folks Top 50 Albums of the 2010s 49 [165]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Radiohead

A Moon Shaped Pool track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Burn the Witch"3:40
2."Daydreaming"6:24
3."Decks Dark"4:41
4."Desert Island Disk"3:44
5."Ful Stop"6:07
6."Glass Eyes"2:52
7."Identikit"4:26
8."The Numbers"5:45
9."Present Tense"5:06
10."Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief"5:03
11."True Love Waits"4:43
Total length:52:31

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.[166]

Charts

Certifications

Sales certifications for A Moon Shaped Pool
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[215] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[216] Platinum 80,000‡
France (SNEP)[218] Gold 54,800[217]
Italy (FIMI)[219] Gold 25,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[96] Gold 100,000‡
United States (RIAA)[102] Gold 500,000‡
Summaries
Worldwide — 1,100,000[220]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for A Moon Shaped Pool
Region Date Label Format Catalogue no.
Worldwide 8 May 2016 XL
XLDA790[221]
17 June 2016
XLCD790 / XLLP790 / XLLP790X[222]
Japan 15 June 2016 Hostess Entertainment
BGJ-5106[62]

References

  1. ^ Reilly, Dan (10 May 2016). "The 21-year history of Radiohead's 'True Love Waits', a fan favourite two decades in the making". Vulture. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. ^ Yoo, Noah; Monroe, Jazz (3 May 2016). "Watch Radiohead's video for new song 'Burn the Witch'". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b Hogan, Mark (4 March 2016). "19 unreleased Radiohead songs that could be on their next album". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ Philips, Amy (20 July 2009). "Watch Thom Yorke perform a brand new live solo acoustic song". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ Montgomery, James; Ehrlich, David; Kreps, Daniel (7 March 2016). "20 insanely great Radiohead songs only hardcore fans know". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. ^ Britton, Luke Morgan (9 October 2016). "Radiohead say session recorded at Jack White's Third Man Records 'not worth waiting for'". NME. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b Gibsone, Harriet (7 May 2016). "Radiohead's new album to be released on Sunday". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d e f D'Auria, Jon (March 2019). "How to disappear completely". Bass Magazine. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d e Greene, Andy (1 June 2017). "Inside OK Computer: Radiohead look back on their paranoid masterpiece". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  10. ^ Gordon, Jeremy (17 June 2015). "Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood discusses the band's new album". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  11. ^ Jeremy, Gordon (25 June 2015). "Radiohead's Philip Selway says recording of new album becomes 'quite a full schedule' in September". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  12. ^ Olson, Cathy Applefeld (17 April 2020). "Radiohead's Ed O'Brien on his Brazil-inspired solo debut Earth". Billboard. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  13. ^ Langham, Matt (4 February 2015). "DiS meets Radiohead's Philip Selway: 'If it means something to some people then that is success'". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  14. ^ a b c Thorpe, Adam (18 May 2016). "In a room with Radiohead". The Times Literary Supplement. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  15. ^ a b c d e Boilen, Bob (4 August 2016). "All Songs +1: A conversation with Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood". NPR. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Phil Selway and the evolution of rock drumming in the digital age". Mono. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  17. ^ Frith, Holly (20 December 2011). "Radiohead unveil new tracks 'The Daily Mail' and 'Staircase' online – listen". Gigwise. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  18. ^ a b "Hear Radiohead's new album A Moon Shaped Pool at 11 pm tonight on the FTW New Music Show". 91X FM. 8 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  19. ^ a b c d e Larson, Jeremy D. (9 May 2016). "Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool: the five most important things to know". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Listen to Jonny Greenwood Break Down Radiohead *A Moon Shaped Pool* Tracks". Pitchfork. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  21. ^ Mapes, Jillian (3 May 2016). "Reviews - Tracks: Radiohead - 'Burn the Witch'". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  22. ^ Doherty, Niall (August 2016). "Up and away in Paris and London". Q.
  23. ^ "Radiohead interview: 'It's a very happy time'". BBC News. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  24. ^ Fenwick, Tom (27 May 2016). "Radiohead's secret weapon Oliver Coates brings the spirit of Arthur Russell back to the dancefloor". Fact. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  25. ^ a b Greene, Andy (8 June 2017). "19 things we learned hanging out with Radiohead". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  26. ^ Hogan, Marc (26 October 2016). "Live Nation loses bid to have Radiohead stage collapse case thrown out". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  27. ^ "Radiohead interview: 'It's a very happy time'". BBC News. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  28. ^ Strauss, Matthew (4 December 2015). "Thom Yorke plays new songs, performs with Patti Smith and Flea at Pathway to Paris". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  29. ^ "Radiohead reveal rejected theme for James Bond film Spectre". BBC News. 25 December 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  30. ^ Johnston, Maura (9 May 2016). "Review: Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool is gloomy, anxious and gorgeous". Time. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  31. ^ Cridlin, Jay (9 May 2016). "Review: Radiohead surprises us all with A Moon Shaped Pool, an album of lush, human beauty". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  32. ^ a b c d Kot, Greg (9 May 2016). "Radiohead's new album: tiny details and big orchestrations". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  33. ^ a b Day, Laurence (6 May 2016). "Radiohead announce new album, drop new single 'Daydreaming'". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  34. ^ "15 artists who completely reinvented their sound from album to album". Alternative Press.
  35. ^ a b Beta, Andy (8 May 2016). "Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool album is a haunting, stunning triumph". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  36. ^ a b c d e "The best albums of 2016". The Guardian. 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  37. ^ Monroe, Jazz (13 June 2016). "Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood talks A Moon Shaped Pool, Pixies, Pavement, more in new interview". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  38. ^ "Jonny Greenwood, The First Time With..." BBC Radio 6 Music. 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  39. ^ Christopher R Weingarten (22 June 2016). "30 Best Songs of 2016 So Far". Billboard. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  40. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (6 May 2015). "Radiohead: "Daydreaming"". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  41. ^ a b c d Brown, Eric Renner (10 May 2016). "Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  42. ^ "'The hardest member of Radiohead? Ed's probably tasty' – Jonny Greenwood answers readers' questions". The Guardian. 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  43. ^ a b c d Petridis, Alexis (8 May 2016). "Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool review – achieving something they've never achieved before". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  44. ^ Liddicott, Sam (3 August 2016). "Single review: Radiohead – Identikit". The Metropolist. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  45. ^ a b c d e Pareles, Jon (8 May 2016). "In Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool, patient perfectionism". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  46. ^ Mapes, Jillian (9 May 2016). "'True Love Waits' by Radiohead review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  47. ^ a b Helman, Peter (29 September 2016). "Radiohead – 'Ill Wind'". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  48. ^ Young, Alex (25 December 2015). "Radiohead did write the theme for James Bond's Spectre, and you can hear it now — listen". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  49. ^ a b Joffe, Justin (9 May 2016). "Radiohead swims in gorgeous despondency on A Moon Shaped Pool". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  50. ^ a b Vozick-Levinson, Simon (10 May 2016). "Dancing in the moonlight with Radiohead". MTV. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  51. ^ a b Kornhaber, Spencer (11 May 2016). "A Moon Shaped Pool is Radiohead's breakup with pop". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  52. ^ Mapes, Jillian (3 May 2016). "Reviews – Tracks: Radiohead – 'Burn the Witch'". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  53. ^ a b c Everitt, Matt (11 March 2017). "The First Time with Thom Yorke". BBC Radio 6 Music. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  54. ^ Goodman, Elizabeth (12 June 2006). "Radiohead's Secret Weapon". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  55. ^ a b Williams, Eliza (3 January 2017). "Stanley Donwood on creating album art for Radiohead". Creative Review. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  56. ^ a b c d e Philips, Amy (6 May 2016). "Radiohead announce new album release date, share 'Daydreaming' video". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  57. ^ "Stream Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool". Stereogum. 8 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  58. ^ Velocci, Carli (8 May 2016). "Google just blew Radiohead's hype by selling A Moon Shaped Pool Early". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  59. ^ "Thom Yorke pulls albums from Spotify". BBC News. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  60. ^ Dredge, Stuart (7 October 2013). "Thom Yorke calls Spotify 'the last desperate fart of a dying corpse'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  61. ^ Forde, Eamonn (9 June 2016). "Spotify pulled out of Radiohead album-windowing plan". Musically. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  62. ^ a b "Releases". Hostess Entertainment Unlimited. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  63. ^ "Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool physical release is a thing of intense beauty". Fact. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  64. ^ a b Minsker, Evan (8 May 2016). "Radiohead's new album deluxe edition features bonus tracks, master tape". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  65. ^ "Special releases from Oasis, Radiohead and The Libertines for first #LoveRecordStores day". NME. 21 May 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  66. ^ a b Gordon, Jeremy (12 May 2016). "Internet explorers: the curious case of Radiohead's online fandom". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  67. ^ Monroe, Jazz (30 April 2016). "Radiohead fans receive mysterious 'Burn the Witch' leaflets". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  68. ^ "Why have Radiohead deleted themselves from the internet?". The Daily Telegraph. 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  69. ^ Hogan, Marc (3 May 2016). "Decoding the politics in Radiohead's 'Burn the Witch' video". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  70. ^ Strauss, Matthew (3 May 2016). "Radiohead artist Stanley Donwood shares 'Burn the Witch' behind-the-scenes shots". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  71. ^ Yoo, Noah (7 May 2016). "Radiohead's "Daydreaming" video is being played in select movie theatres". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  72. ^ "BBC – Bring Your Radiohead". BBC. 8 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  73. ^ "Watch Radiohead's cinematic A Moon Shaped Pool vignettes in one place". Fact. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  74. ^ Kaye, Ben (15 July 2016). "Radiohead reveal alternate version of "Daydreaming" for vignette contest". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  75. ^ Strauss, Matthew (15 September 2016). "Radiohead share new 'Present Tense' video, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  76. ^ Lozano, Kevin (5 October 2016). "Watch Radiohead's new 'The Numbers' video, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  77. ^ Monroe, Jazz (17 June 2016). "Inside Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool release event". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  78. ^ Spanos, Brittany (10 June 2016). "Radiohead Detail "Live From a Moon Shaped Pool" event". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  79. ^ Strauss, Matthew (19 January 2017). "Istanbul record shop closes after attack at 2016 Radiohead event". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  80. ^ Strauss, Matthew (14 March 2016). "Radiohead announce world tour". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  81. ^ Monroe, Jazz (20 May 2016). "Radiohead in Amsterdam: a tour opener live blog". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  82. ^ Bakare, Lanre (15 April 2017). "Radiohead's opening night headline gig at Coachella 2017 – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  83. ^ Kaye, Ben (21 March 2017). "Radiohead confirm Jewish-Arabic band Dudu Tassa and the Kuwaitis as openers for US tour". Consequence. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  84. ^ "Jonny Greenwood's project Junun confirmed as support act for Radiohead tour". Far Out Magazine. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  85. ^ Leight, Elias (17 January 2017). "Radiohead Announce U.S. Tour Dates". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  86. ^ Hann, Michael (20 October 2016). "Radiohead are confirmed as first headliners for Glastonbury 2017". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  87. ^ Wicks, Amanda; Monroe, Jazz (20 February 2018). "Radiohead Announce North American Tour | Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  88. ^ Hatfield, Amanda (14 July 2018). "Radiohead wrap up Madison Square Garden run (video, setlist)". Brooklyn Vegan. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018.
  89. ^ "Pollstar Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  90. ^ "Radiohead defy critics to play Israel". BBC News. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  91. ^ Kreps, Daniel (16 July 2017). "Roger Waters criticizes 'whining' Thom Yorke over Radiohead's Israel gig". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  92. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (12 July 2017). "Radiohead's Thom Yorke responds as Ken Loach criticises Israel gig". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  93. ^ Young, Alex (8 July 2017). "Palestinian activists disrupt Radiohead concert in Scotland". Consequence. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  94. ^ Yocheved, Lauren Laufer (12 February 2018). "Dudu Tassa: From Israel to America... with a stopover in Iraq". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  95. ^ White, Jack (13 May 2016). "Radiohead score sixth number-one album with A Moon Shaped Pool". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  96. ^ a b "British album certifications – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  97. ^ White, Jack (24 June 2016). "Radiohead win official albums chart battle against Red Hot Chili Peppers". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  98. ^ a b White, Jack (3 January 2016). "The Official Top 40 biggest selling vinyl albums and singles of 2016". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  99. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (15 July 2016). "Drake's Views spends second week at no. 1 on Billboard 200, Radiohead debuts at no. 3". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  100. ^ Caulfield, Keith (13 October 2016). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool returns after special edition's release". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  101. ^ "Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool tops US vinyl chart". NME. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  102. ^ a b "American album certifications – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  103. ^ "Radiohead – Chart History: Alternative Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  104. ^ "Radiohead Chart History - Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  105. ^ "A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  106. ^ a b "Reviews for A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  107. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "A Moon Shaped Pool – Radiohead". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  108. ^ McCormick, Neil (11 May 2016). "Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool album review: "You'll love it more with every listen"". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  109. ^ Hasted, Nick (9 May 2016). "Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool, album review: Pleasure and despair as band let themselves be beautiful again". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  110. ^ a b Richards, Sam (10 May 2016). "Radiohead – 'A Moon Shaped Pool' Review". NME. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  111. ^ Greene, Jayson (11 May 2016). "Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  112. ^ Harris, John (2016). "Blue Moon". Q (361) (30th anniversary special ed.): 104–05.
  113. ^ a b Hermes, Will (10 May 2016). "A Moon Shaped Pool". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  114. ^ Cummings, Raymond (10 May 2016). "Review: Radiohead Gracefully Submerge Into 'A Moon Shaped Pool'". Spin. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  115. ^ Ryan, Patrick (8 May 2016). "Radiohead's 'A Moon Shaped Pool': A Track-By-Track Review". USA Today. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  116. ^ Gerard, Chris (9 May 2016). "Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  117. ^ Cox, Jamieson (10 May 2016). "Radiohead's new album A Moon Shaped Pool turns anxiety into generosity". The Verge. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  118. ^ "The 100 best songs of 2016". Pitchfork. 12 December 2016. Archived from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  119. ^ Barton, Chris (8 May 2016). "Radiohead looks to the organic on the engrossing 'A Moon Shaped Pool'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  120. ^ Corcoran, Nina (11 May 2016). "Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  121. ^ Diver, Mike (13 May 2016). "Reviews | Radiohead". The Quietus. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  122. ^ a b Kearney, Ryan (31 May 2016). "The Radiohead racket". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  123. ^ Milton, Jamie (8 May 2016). "Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". DIY. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  124. ^ Leight, Elias (4 August 2016). "David Bowie, Radiohead and more nominated for Mercury Prize". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  125. ^ "Here is the complete list of nominees for the 2017 Grammys". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  126. ^ "25 artists up for best independent album of the year in Europe". IMPALA. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  127. ^ "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016". American Songwriter. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  128. ^ "The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016". The A.V. Club. 12 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  129. ^ "The 12 best albums of 2016, as picked by Annie Mac". BBC Radio 1. 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  130. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". Consequence of Sound. 28 November 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  131. ^ "Best albums of 2016: EW picks the 50 greatest". Entertainment Weekly. 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  132. ^ "The 30 Best Albums of 2016". Esquire. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  133. ^ "Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2016". Exclaim!. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  134. ^ "The Best Records of 2016". Flood. 11 December 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  135. ^ "Best of 2016: Music Critic Top Ten Lists". Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  136. ^ "The Best Albums of 2016". The New York Times. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  137. ^ "Our top 10 albums of 2016, featuring Bowie, Beyoncé, Big Thief and more". 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  138. ^ "NME's Albums of the Year 2016". NME. 24 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  139. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Paste. 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  140. ^ "The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2016". Q. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  141. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Pitchfork. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  142. ^ "The 70 Best Albums of 2016". PopMatters. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  143. ^ "50 Best Albums of 2016". Rolling Stone. 29 November 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  144. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". The Skinny. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  145. ^ "The 25 Best Albums of 2016". Slant. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  146. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Spin. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  147. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Stereogum. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  148. ^ "100 Best Records of the Year". The Sunday Times. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  149. ^ "The Top 10 Best Albums". Time. 22 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  150. ^ "Uncut's Top 50 Albums Of 2016". Uncut. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  151. ^ "Top 100 Albums of 2016". Under the Radar. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  152. ^ "50 Best Albums of 2016". Variance Magazine | The Sights + Sounds You Love. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  153. ^ various (25 January 2017). "Pazz & Jop 2016: Album Votes". The Village Voice: Pazz & Jop. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  154. ^ "The Best Albums of the 2010s: Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool". Albumism. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  155. ^ "Decade / 2010-19". Aquarium Drunkard. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  156. ^ "The Top Albums of the Decade". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  157. ^ "NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s". NME. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  158. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s". Paste. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  159. ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  160. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s, Ranked by Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  161. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s". Slant Magazine. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  162. ^ "Top 100 Albums of the 2010s: #30-11". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  163. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s". Stereogum. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  164. ^ "Top 150 Albums of the 2010 - Treble". 7 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  165. ^ "The Young Folks Top 50 Albums of the 2010s". 5 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  166. ^ A Moon Shaped Pool (liner notes).
  167. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  168. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  169. ^ "Ultratop.be – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  170. ^ "Ultratop.be – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  171. ^ "Radiohead Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  172. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  173. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  174. ^ "Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  175. ^ "Lescharts.com – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  176. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  177. ^ "Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 25/2016)". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  178. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2016. 19. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  179. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 19, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  180. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  181. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2016-06-27" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  182. ^ "Charts.nz – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  183. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  184. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  185. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  186. ^ May 2016/40/ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  187. ^ "2016년 25주차 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  188. ^ "2016년 25주차 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  189. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  190. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  191. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  192. ^ May 2016/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  193. ^ "Radiohead Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  194. ^ "Radiohead Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  195. ^ "Radiohead Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  196. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  197. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2016 Albums". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  198. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2016 Albums". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  199. ^ "Jaaroverzichten - Album 2016". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  200. ^ "LA PRODUCTION MUSICALE FRANCAISE AU TOP DE L'ANNEE 2016 !" (in French). SNEP. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  201. ^ "Tónlistinn – Plötur – 2016" (in Icelandic). Plötutíóindi. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  202. ^ "Top of the Music – FIMI/GfK: Le uniche classifiche annuali complete" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  203. ^ "Hot Albums 2016" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  204. ^ "2016 Oricon Annual Ranking" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  205. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 2016". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  206. ^ "2016년 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  207. ^ "Top 100 Albums Annual 2016". El portal de Música. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  208. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade Alben 2016 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  209. ^ White, Jack (30 December 2016). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Albums of 2016". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  210. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  211. ^ "Alternative Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  212. ^ "Independent Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  213. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  214. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2017". Ultratop. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  215. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  216. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Music Canada. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  217. ^ Lesueur, Daniel; Durand, Dominic. "Les Ventes "Formats Longs" (33 T. - CD - Téléchargements) d'une Année". InfoDisc (in French). Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  218. ^ "French album certifications – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  219. ^ "Italian album certifications – Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 9 January 2017. Select "2016" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "A Moon Shaped Pool" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
  220. ^ "Anuario Sgae 2016". Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  221. ^ "Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Bleep.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  222. ^ "Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool". Boomkat.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.