Thom Yorke-The Eraser (2006)

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✔The Eraser
✔Analyze
✔The Clock
✔Black Swan
✔Skip Divided
✔Atoms For Peace
✔And It Rained All Night
✔Harrowdown Hill
✔Cymbal Rush

Thom Yorke is a disturbing man. You ask anyone, no one will tell you otherwise (including himself). But he is a genius, singing and controlling alot of the music and ideas of Radiohead. But here, he doesn't have to listen to anyone else. He is himself, with the assistance of longtime RH producer Nigel Godrich. At only 9 songs, The Eraser is what was thought to be a surprise project bridging the gap between Hail To The Thief and RH's 7th LP. However, this made out to be one of the best of 2006. "The Eraser" is the only song to contain anything from another member of Radiohead, and that is the piano chords that open the album. The song is great otherwise, with beats and electronics (what this album is made for) and Yorke made a great chorus middle. "Analyze" is probably the most electronic thing on here, with Yorke going ahead and singing vocals right as the song starts. "It gets you down" in a great way, with more piano chords in the background. "The Clock" had some RH sounding beats and loops, but yet unlike RH, was very beat driven. "Black Swan" is "fucked up" according to Yorke, but to most of us it is pretty cool. It contains guitar, a true rarity on this album. "Skip Divided" low rumbles by Yorke which may cause you to turn your Stereos up, but his backing vocalists and bongo beats/electronics are way louder than he is. "Atoms For Peace" is where Yorke allows his vocals to take over. A simple bass line and electronics sets the background. "And It Rained All Night" is full of clicking drumsticks, Ambience, and bass. Great lyrics and vocals from Yorke. "Harrowdown Hill" may be the shining moment of the album, with an odd bassline contributing to an Ambience and Yorke's great vocals and lyrics. "Cymbal Rush" may fool you with the title, but its full of odd sounding loops below beats and Ambience, with Yorke's eerie vocals and then a drum kit with cymbals later on in the song, with piano. It is great ending to the album.

Yorke can make great music without the rest of the band, and he really shows it here.

Top 3:
-Harrowdown Hill
-The Eraser
-Analyze