The Eraser

I’ve finally purchased and listened to this album after going on a Thom Yorke binge. Comparatively, Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes is actually a better album as for being a solid listen. I was vibing on this album until the track Skip Divided. It’s a fairly energetic drum and bass oriented piece. Atoms for Peace (the song, not the band) features some of Thom’s most beautiful singing in the history of Thom Yorke. Stunning. Lyrically, this album is more akin to Bendsy/OK Computery/Hail to the Thief style story telling, versus the random blips and mumblings of Kid A. The vocals are crisp. The production is solid. It’s nothing mind blowing. And minus being inconveniently snapped out of the meditative trance it put me in when the Skip Divided started, this album is pretty solid.

Long radiohead fan. This album didn’t do much for me until one day I listened to Cymbal rush with headphones. A completely moving experience. Delicate, hesitant, gorgeous, a reflection of an artist near the top of his confidence.

Whether with Radiohead or on his own, Thom makes music that fills the soul and keeps your ears happy.

I mean it'd interesting, but there's not a lot of force behind it. It seems to fall flat. No politics or religious morals. A bit......spineless, honestly. I'm not a listener to political rap, Green Day, or any Christian rock, but to hear nothing? Dull. I'll just get back to listening to my U2 albums, or maybe some Peter Gabriel.

To all of you posting mean reviews about this album, Thom Yorke, and/or Radiohead: stop it, please. I realise you are free to voice your beliefs, and I respect that, but that does not give you the right to try to convert us true Radiohead enthusiasts to whatever hogwash it is that you non-Radiohead-fans listen to.

this album melts my little heart. Harrowdown Hill & Eraser are brilliant. I also love Black Swan. His voice fits with his eclectic style of instrumentation so beautifully.

i liek it, but does it liek meh?

It's like another planet. Being where Thom Yorke stands. This guy never ceases to amaze me these days. I'm ashamed to say that I'm a new Radiohead fan after berating them for years and listening only to "Creep" and "In Rainbows". These past four or five months gave me new revelation to Radiohead. The surprise satisfaction of "OK Computer", "Kid A", "Hail to the Thief" etc. has given me a newfound respect and appreciation for the band. And I couldn't be anymore jealous of Thom Yorke's genius. His genius makes me mad at mine. I have heard of his solo album "The Eraser" but have never given the chance to listen to it. On tumblr, I've ran into the title track and I've instantly loved it. Then, there was "Harrowdown Hill", "Black Swan" and "Atoms for Peace". And it took off from there. "The Eraser" is really good and cements Thom's place as quite possibly my favorite singer of the time. His voice, unlike other Radiohead records, show a sense of fragility and vulnerability unlike any other. I just don't hope that he wouldn't release another solo record, because there would be no other way to top this. Four and a half stars. Recommended tracks are "The Eraser", "Analyse", "Black Swan", "Atoms for Peace", "And It Rained All Night" and "Harrowdown Hill".

It's worth buying for it's instrumental region. The album is aloof and creative, but it feels a bit empty with the lack of Radiohead influences. I would consider this better than half of the King of the Limbs, but it's no way competable with any of the other Radiohead discography. Anyways, let's let go of the fact that Thom is from Radiohead. This album then, is mediocre and worth a few gems and beats, but otherwise bestows no immediate beauties. It takes gradually a few listens to get into the "jist" of things for this album. That being said, I believe this album should be bought if you want the entire "collection of radiohead." This would be more worthy to stand for some Lost Treasures rather than stand alone for Thom's solo work.

why this album is called brilliant. It is the opposite of that adjective. Thom Yorke is no genius, nor is he some brilliant singer. He cannot hold a candle to Jonsi from Sigur Ros, and this album simply grates. Have you ever chewed tin foil? It's like this album.