"Daydreaming" / Radiohead Come Full Circle

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Jun 5, 201938:33Music

From the beginning, Radiohead kept their focus on the future. When critics heralded OK Computer as the savior of rock, Radiohead renounced the genre and turned to the electronic sounds of Kid A. When the band perfected a...

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