The Bends
Radiohead 1995 synchronized
alternative rock Britpop
Guitar rock's emotional apex: every note wrung from genuine pain, the album that proved Radiohead had a future beyond one hit.
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Grouped by the kind of closeness: sound first, then mood, era, and artistic phase.
Same Artist / Nearby Phase
Useful neighbors inside the same discography, where the artist is moving through adjacent periods.
168%
Pablo HoneyRadiohead(1993)same artist
sound86%
mood23%
era97%
phase100%
Same artist periodShared mood: yearningClose sound profile
250%
OK ComputerRadiohead(1997)same artist
sound81%
mood0%
era72%
phase72%
Same artistClose sound profile2 years apart
347%
Hail to the ThiefRadiohead(2003)same artist
sound71%
mood0%
era88%
phase50%
Same artist
446%
In RainbowsRadiohead(2007)same artist
sound66%
mood23%
era57%
phase50%
Same artistShared mood: yearning
538%
A Moon Shaped PoolRadiohead(2016)same artist
sound58%
mood23%
era44%
phase50%
Same artistShared mood: melancholy
Closest Sound
Albums with nearby density, space, production feel, vocals, and style.
177%
WishThe Cure(1992)
sound81%
mood23%
era96%
phase30%
Close sound profileSimilar productionSimilar vocal treatment
277%
The Next DayDavid Bowie(2013)
sound84%
mood0%
era49%
phase10%
Close sound profileSimilar productionSimilar vocal treatment
376%
New Adventures in Hi-FiR.E.M.(1996)
sound79%
mood52%
era99%
phase10%
Close sound profileSimilar productionSimilar vocal treatment
475%
With TeethNine Inch Nails(2005)
sound82%
mood0%
era86%
phase25%
Close sound profileSimilar productionSimilar vocal treatment
575%
Dog Man StarSuede(1994)
sound79%
mood70%
era73%
phase50%
Close sound profileSimilar productionSimilar vocal treatment
Same Mood
Albums sharing the emotional palette and thematic atmosphere.
166%
The New AbnormalThe Strokes(2020)
sound75%
mood70%
era49%
phase40%
Shared mood: vulnerability, melancholyClose sound profile
265%
Night BeatSam Cooke(1963)
sound70%
mood70%
era54%
phase70%
Shared mood: vulnerability, melancholyClose sound profile
363%
Take CareDrake(2011)
sound56%
mood70%
era52%
phase70%
Shared mood: vulnerability, melancholy
457%
Louder Than BombsThe Smiths(1987)
sound75%
mood52%
era88%
phase10%
Shared mood: vulnerability, melancholyShared style: alternative rockClose sound profile
554%
Strangeways, Here We ComeThe Smiths(1987)
sound67%
mood52%
era63%
phase10%
Shared mood: vulnerability, melancholyShared style: alternative rockClose sound profile
Same Era Feel
Albums close in historical moment or in how they relate to their era.
178%
The Great EscapeBlur(1995)
sound76%
mood35%
era100%
phase50%
Same yearSimilar era stance
277%
One Hot MinuteRed Hot Chili Peppers(1995)
sound71%
mood35%
era100%
phase55%
Same yearSimilar era stance
375%
LeisureBlur(1991)
sound77%
mood23%
era94%
phase100%
4 years apartSimilar era stance
475%
Room on FireThe Strokes(2003)
sound76%
mood47%
era88%
phase100%
8 years apartSimilar era stance
574%
CalifornicationRed Hot Chili Peppers(1999)
sound76%
mood35%
era94%
phase40%
4 years apartSimilar era stance
Same Career Phase
Similar artist-position moments: early statement, breakthrough, reinvention, mature work, or late period.
184%
Mama's GunErykah Badu(2000)
sound73%
mood18%
era93%
phase100%
Same career phase5 years apartShared mood: vulnerability
284%
ReckoningR.E.M.(1984)
sound74%
mood18%
era84%
phase100%
Same career phaseShared mood: yearning
382%
GraceJeff Buckley(1994)
sound75%
mood35%
era73%
phase100%
Same career phase1 year apartShared mood: vulnerability, yearning
482%
SuedeSuede(1993)
sound78%
mood23%
era72%
phase100%
Same career phase2 years apartShared mood: yearning
582%
Ko SiraOumou Sangaré(1993)
sound60%
mood18%
era97%
phase100%
Same career phase2 years apartShared mood: yearning
Acoustic Profile
Production
Method: live-dominant
Fidelity: polished
John Leckie productionmulti-layered guitarsemotional dynamicsJonny Greenwood's emerging guitar style
Vocal
Approach: sung
Lyrical Abstraction: 3/10
Mood & Theme
vulnerability melancholy yearning
Territory: fame-alienation, emotional-rawness, guitar-rock-perfection
Emotional Arc: raw-emotion-building-to-catharsis
Era & Context
1995: Britpop peak. Radiohead standing apart from the lad-rock trend with sincere emotional intensity and guitar ambition.
Career Phase
Guitar Rock 1993-1995
Post-Britpop guitar rock. From derivative debut to emotionally intense, melodically rich alt-rock.
Distant Connections (23)
A second layer for farther resonances: connections that may not sound closest at first, but still point somewhere useful.
Nevermind Nirvana (1991)
6/10 vulnerability-as-weapon
Dog Man Star Suede (1994)
6/10 vulnerability-as-weapon
The New Abnormal The Strokes (2020)
6/10 vulnerability-as-weapon
Innerspeaker Tame Impala (2010)
5/10 personal-confessiontextural-exploration
Wish The Cure (1992)
5/10 commercial-accessibility-meets-depthvulnerability-as-weapon
Parklife Blur (1994)
5/10 commercial-accessibility-meets-depthsonic-experimentation
Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999)
5/10 commercial-accessibility-meets-depthvulnerability-as-weapon
Goo Sonic Youth (1990)
5/10 commercial-accessibility-meets-depthsonic-experimentation
Help! The Beatles (1965)
5/10 vulnerability-as-weapon
First Impressions of Earth The Strokes (2006)
5/10 commercial-accessibility-meets-depth
Doolittle Pixies (1989)
5/10 sonic-experimentationcommercial-accessibility-meets-depth
Strangeways, Here We Come The Smiths (1987)
5/10 personal-confessiontextural-exploration
Blur Blur (1997)
4/10 commercial-accessibility-meets-depthsonic-experimentation
Modern Life Is Rubbish Blur (1993)
4/10 sonic-experimentationcommercial-accessibility-meets-depth
By the Way Red Hot Chili Peppers (2002)
4/10 commercial-accessibility-meets-depthvulnerability-as-weapon
Stadium Arcadium Red Hot Chili Peppers (2006)
4/10 commercial-accessibility-meets-depthvulnerability-as-weapon
Unlimited Love Red Hot Chili Peppers (2022)
4/10 commercial-accessibility-meets-depthvulnerability-as-weapon
More Songs About Buildings and Food Talking Heads (1978)
4/10 commercial-accessibility-meets-depthsonic-experimentation
Dry PJ Harvey (1992)
4/10 personal-confessionvulnerability-as-weapon
Rid of Me PJ Harvey (1993)
4/10 personal-confessionvulnerability-as-weapon
Isn't Anything My Bloody Valentine (1988)
4/10 textural-explorationvulnerability-as-weapon
The Red Shoes Kate Bush (1993)
3/10 personal-confessionvulnerability-as-weapon
Uh Huh Her PJ Harvey (2004)
3/10 personal-confessionvulnerability-as-weapon