It’s startling, too, realizing OK Computer was released a decade ago: Jin Europe and Jin the U.S. This isn’t a new thought, but it is worth mentioning that in just over four years Radiohead graduated from “Creep” to visionary status.
There’s no way Pablo Honey or even The Bends could have prepared us for OK Computer. So in case you missed it the first time, or haven’t heard it in a while, enjoy… Stereogum turns 13 today and it appears the Radiohead tribute I produced for it was a clue on Jeopardy! tonight. Somewhat astoundingly, OKX was the subject of a Jeopardy! question earlier this year. Nicole Johnston created the album cover above and Brandon Stosuy wrote the introductory essay below. (With every track claimed, Walla took b-side “Polyetherene (Parts 1 & 2).”) We tapped comedian David Cross to cover the SimpleText slogans of “Fitter Happier,” although he asked to be billed as Samson Dalonoga. Pedro The Lion’s David Bazan, the Decemberists’ Chris Funk, and Death Cab For Cutie’s Chris Walla stepped out of the shadows of their beloved bands with idiosyncratic solo contributions. They tackled “Exit Music (For A Film).” Fellow Band To Watch honorees the Twilight Sad and Cold War Kids contributed takes on “Climbing Up The Walls” and “Electioneering,” respectively. OKX includes the first widely released recording by the then little-known Vampire Weekend, whose debut single was still a few months away. In curating the comp, we approached several emerging artists who we’d named Bands To Watch in the preceding year.
(You can check out our tribute to the Strokes’ Is This It here.) Stereogum’s free, downloadable compilation was released in July 2007 on the 10th anniversary of Radiohead’s classic album, and was the first in a series of tribute albums we’ve produced over the years. For this #tbt chapter of Radiohead Week, we’re reissuing (ha) our original track-for-track tribute to OK Computer.
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