"Paranoid Android" by Radiohead

<p>Brace for a pressurized descent, as Kirk braves the undercurrents of Radiohead's alt-rock masterpiece "Paranoid Android."</p> <p>It's a structurally distinct, sonically adventurous, harmonically varied, and unexpectedly Bohemian Rhapsodyesque journey into the human psyche as Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and the rest of their not-so-merry band plumb the depths of 90s alienation.</p> <p><strong>Band/Artist:</strong> Radiohead</p> <p><strong>Album:</strong> <em>OK Computer</em>, 1997</p> <p><strong>Composed by:</strong> Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood, Philip Selway</p> <p><strong>Listen/Buy:</strong> <a href= "https://music.apple.com/us/album/ok-computer/1097861387">Apple Music</a> | <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Ok-Computer-Radiohead/dp/B01F0XLFZAv">Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/7dxKtc08dYeRVHt3p9CZJn">Spotify</a></p> <p><strong>------</strong></p> <p><strong>ALSO FEATURED:</strong></p> <ul> <li>"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen</li> <li>"Fitter Happier" from OK Computer</li> <li>"Hyper Music" by Muse</li> </ul> <p><em>(This episode's audio was edited to correct some flanger/phaser confusion, thanks to listener Oblong Thong for sharing this cool catalogue of Greenwood's guitar effects: <a href= "https://thekingofgear.com/jonny/effects">https://thekingofgear.com/jonny/effects</a>)</em></p> <p><strong>OUTRO SOLOIST: Galen Clark<br /></strong></p> <p>This episode's outro soloist is the one and only Galen Clark. Galen plays keyboard and organ and acts as bandleader for the soul jazz group <a href="https://www.triosubtonic.net">Trio Subtonic</a>; you can find playing regularly around Portland, Oregon and occasionally on tour. Find more information at their website, https://www.triosubtonic.net.</p> <p><strong>NEWSLETTER/MAILING LIST</strong></p> <p><a href="https://tinyletter.com/KirkHamilton">Sign up for Kirk's mailing list</a> to start getting monthly-ish newsletters with music recommendations, links, news, and extra thoughts on new Strong Songs episodes: <a href= "ht