Double vinyl LP repressing of this Radiohead classic.Hail to the Thiefis the sixth studio album by the Englishalternative rockbandRadiohead, produced byNigel Godrichand released on 9 June 2003. Following the electronic and jazz styles ofKid A(2000) andAmnesiac(2001),Hail to the Thiefreturned to the guitar rock of Radiohead’s earlier albums, but retained electronic elements such asdrum machines,synthesisersand digital manipulation. To avoid the protracted recording sessions of previous albums, the band recorded it quickly, employing a live, “spontaneous” approach.Many of the album’s lyrics were written in response to theWar on Terrorand the resurgence ofright-wing politicsin the West after the turn of the millennium. Songwriter and vocalistThom Yorkesaid the album expresses “frustration and powerlessness and anger, and the huge gap between the people that put themselves in control and the people that allegedly voted for them.”
1. 2+2=5
2. Sit Down Stand Up (Snakes & Ladders)
3. Sail to the Moon (Brush the Cobwebs Out of the Sky)
4. Backdrifts (Honeymoon Is Over)
5. Go to Sleep
6. Where I End and You Begin (The Sky Is Falling In)
7. We Suck Young Blood (Your Time Is Up)
8. The Gloaming (Softly Open Our Mouths in the Cold)
9. There There
10. I Will
11. A Punchup at a Wedding (No No No No No No No No)
12. Myxomatosis (Judge, Jury & Executioner)
13. Scatterbrain (As Dead As Leaves)
14. A Wolf at the Door