Recorded during the same sessions as Kid A, but warmer and more jazz-influenced.
Radiohead aren’t a “loudness war” band. Their dynamic range is vast: from a whisper in “Motion Picture Soundtrack” to the cacophony of “The National Anthem.” MP3 and AAC (even at 320kbps) introduce temporal smearing and frequency masking – killing the air around Thom Yorke’s voice and the placement of Jonny’s Ondes Martenot. Radiohead Complete Studio Discography -FLAC-
With FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) , you get: Recorded during the same sessions as Kid A
The most beloved "warm" recording in the band’s catalog. Distributed digitally initially, it was meant to be heard in high quality. With FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) , you
The "political" album, chaotic and sprawling. FLAC brings clarity to the murk. The bass guitar on "Where I End and You Begin" is growling and tactile. The layered vocals in "There, There" stack perfectly without phase cancellation issues often exacerbated by lossy codecs.