Radiohead

Electronic and alternative rock (modern rock) band from Oxfordshire, England (United Kingdom).
The name Radiohead comes from the Talking Heads song, "Radio Head", from the "True Stories (opens in a new tab)" album.
Formed by school friends in 1985, Radiohead did not release their first single until 1992's "Drill EP (UK 1992) (opens in a new tab)". The cathartic "Creep (opens in a new tab)", from the debut album "Pablo Honey (opens in a new tab)" (1993), became a worldwide hit as grunge music dominated radio airwaves.
Radiohead were initially branded as a one-hit wonder abroad, but caught on at home in the UK with their second album, "The Bends (opens in a new tab)" (1995), earning fans with their dense guitar atmospheres and front man Thom Yorke's expressive singing. The album featured the hits "High & Dry (opens in a new tab)", "Just (UK 1995) (opens in a new tab)" and "Fake Plastic Trees (opens in a new tab)".
The band's third album, "OK Computer (opens in a new tab)" (1997), propelled them to greater attention. Popular both for its expansive sound and themes of modern alienation, the album has been acclaimed by critics as a landmark record of the 1990s, some critics go as far to consider it one of the best of all time. "Kid A (opens in a new tab)" (2000) marked further evolution, containing influences from experimental electronic music.
"Hail To The Thief (opens in a new tab)" (2003) was seen as a conventional return to the guitar and piano-led rock sound. After fulfilling their contract with EMI, Radiohead released "In Rainbows (opens in a new tab)" (2007) famously via a pay-what-you-want model. Their latest album, "A Moon Shaped Pool (opens in a new tab)", was released in May 2016.
Radiohead's original influences were cited as alternative rock and post-punk bands like The Smiths (opens in a new tab), Pixies, Magazine, Joy Division and Siouxsie & The Banshees, who Thom Yorke claims inspired him to become a performer, and R.E.M. (with lead singer of the band, Thom Yorke, referring to himself as an 'R.E.M. groupie').
Band members:
Thom Yorke – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, laptop (1985–present)
Colin Greenwood – bass guitar (1985–present)
Ed O'Brien – guitar, effects, backing vocals (1985–1990, 1990–present)
Philip Selway – drums, percussion (1985–present)
Jonny Greenwood – guitar, keyboards, ondes Martenot, glockenspiel, laptop, orchestral arrangements (1988–present)
Current live members:
Clive Deamer – drums, percussion (2011–present)
Former members:
Rasmus "Raz" Peterson – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone (1985–1989)
Liz Cotton – alto saxophone (1988–1989)
Charlotte Cotton – alto saxophone (1988–1989)
Nigel Powell – drums (1990)
Previous names:
On a Friday (1985–1990, 1990–1991)
Shindig (1990)