Thom Yorke - Tomorrow's Modern Boxes

[autopilot]

I thought reviews only existed to justify & validate your already-formed opinion.

[Berk]

Truth Ray is so depressing but nice

[Aphex_Squarepusher_Twin]

i love this album!

[Guest mrgypsum]

i really like this as well, its a great follow up to eraser, yet he spoke about it being an EP and i feel like it could have just been a strong EP. just a little bit of filler but i enjoy it, even more so than king of limbs. it sounds much more personal than eraser.

[Aphex_Squarepusher_Twin]

vinyl is not beautiful... but great songs! ;-)

[Goiter Sanchez]

3. I want to see Thom dancing to Mother Lode!

I think he's too busy dancing to 4 bit 9d api+e+6 already.

[mid brow]

It's a good album, I'm an enormous fan and it's made my list, but all of that packaging and exclusivity has raised the cost to a rather unacceptable level. If he'd just work with a label and tone down the presentation, we'd be spending $20.

Not that I feel he should've necessarily done either of those things, but that's what's up.

[danshoebridge]

Yeah if the vinyl was even close to a normal price I'd be picking it up like a shot. Ah well.

[Guest]

Anyone else a fan of Thom's piano pieces. Thinking in particular of Like Spinning Plates' live incarnation

I love that one most, it's on that live album... Love it more than the album version. His stuff just works in every genre :-)

 

Also, I was impressed by this "Default" live presentation; it has unbelieveably much energy! A pleasure for me to watch this.

 

 

As for the Boxes, it turned out "Nose grows some" does not get out of my head and seems to be my favourite one. Best part is "two birds on the wall"...

[Guest bitroast]

vinyl is not beautiful... but great songs! ;-)

 

vinyl is by no means ugly? I enjoy the design and packaging. sounds great too.

 

speaking of the vinyl though, the locked groove on last track is a bit weird I think. I mean, complaining about it is weird too I guess, but I feel its one of those instances where the locked groove adds nothing to the track..

for those wondering, the locked groove is on the end of the last track and loops the drum loop that plays for a bit at the end, so you're sort of forced to just end it abruptly randomly or fade it out or something? for such a chill album it kind of removes the pacing or punch from the end of album? I dunno. I don't really get why it's there but it's not terrible or anything ..

[Aphex_Squarepusher_Twin]

just for fun... Don't konw... exactly for Zooropa by U2 or some albums or EPs, where at the end of this album there is also a little loop... it's not necessary but i think it's just for fun...

[Guest bitroast]

I guess so, yeah.

 

Length 38:13

Length (vinyl edition) ∞

[Aphex_Squarepusher_Twin]

lol ;-)

[rekosn]

hiho!

just biked in to say that I fucking love this album

[Adieu]

I bought this shit but haven't received my vinyls. anyone else experience this?

[rekosn]

 

hiho!

just biked in to say that I fucking love this album

+9999

 

[Georges Abitbol]

I bought this shit but haven't received my vinyls. anyone else experience this?

 

Yeah I am in the same situation. I ordered the vinyl on September 27th. Was a bit worried that I hadn't received it yet, and the tracking status on their website was still "paid". So I wrote them an email today and they answered that my order was part of the second vinyl batch, which will be pressed in November. I guess we'll have to wait a few more weeks...

[HexagonSun]

I love AMOK, the eraser and pretty much all Radiohead and Thom Yorks songs but this modern boxes sounds so boring, cold and repetitive that Im having a hard time to reach the second listening...

 

[jules]

I'm loving it still but it is quite somber. works really well as a full listen. but it is all very much in the same realm all thecway through.

[Adieu]

 

I bought this shit but haven't received my vinyls. anyone else experience this?

 

Yeah I am in the same situation. I ordered the vinyl on September 27th. Was a bit worried that I hadn't received it yet, and the tracking status on their website was still "paid". So I wrote them an email today and they answered that my order was part of the second vinyl batch, which will be pressed in November. I guess we'll have to wait a few more weeks...

 

 

ah ic thanks m8

[Aphex_Squarepusher_Twin]

erm... we are in november, some of you receveid this second pressing?

[Aphex_Squarepusher_Twin]

I guess so, yeah.

 

Length 38:13

Length (vinyl edition) ∞

Tracklisting

 

 

SIDE A

 

1. a brain in a bottle
2. guess again!
3. interference
4. the mother lode

SIDE B

 

1. truth ray
2. there is no ice (for my drink)
3. pink section
4. nose grows some

 

Side B contains a locked groove.

 

 

[Georges Abitbol]

Still waiting for this... and for the Jon Brooks vinyl too... My money has been received without any problem though.

[autopilot]

Now that some time has passed and I've digested the release several times, I think both AMOK & The Eraser are much better.

 

Still great music, but the production & songwriting on the previous two albums is above & beyond what's going on here.

[BUNKUM]

I must say I've not played it as much as I expected to, I played The Eraser to death on release and prefer AMOK to this. I feel the songs aren't as strong or catchy, maybe it needs more plays.