Product Description

The debut solo effort from the Radiohead frontman, 'The Eraser' delivers elements of 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac' as well as drawing from contemporaries such as Aphex Twin. Produced andarranged by long-time Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, 'The Eraser' gives Yorke the freedom to move further into the realms of electronica whilst retaining the melody-driven style of Radiohead.

Track Listing

1. Eraser
2. Analyse
3. Clock
4. Black Swan
5. Skip Divided
6. Atoms For Peace
7. And It Rained All Night
8. Harrowdown Hill
9. Cymbal Rush

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3152 in Music
• Released on: 2006-07-10
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

Amazon.co.uk Review
"Don’t call it solo," says Thom Yorke of The Eraser, "It doesn’t sound right". Here, then, is the first – hmm, let’s say one-man record from the vocalist of Radiohead, an excursion in electronic beats and synthetic textures hailed by many critics as a return to Radiohead’s 2000 album, Kid A. Strictly speaking, though, he’s right – it’s not solo: produced and "arranged" by long-time ‘Head producer Nigel Godrich, featuring processed sounds taken from full-band sessions, and featuring at least one song originally mooted for appearance on Hail To The Thief, it appears as much an opportunity for Thom to build on the ideas not fully realised on full-band releases. Rock fans may lament Radiohead’s shifts away from guitar, bass and drums, but it’s hard to deny just how well Thom’s voice fits amid the hissy cymbals and spectral synthesiser of ‘The Eraser’ and ‘Black Swan’. Guitar surfaces on the haunting ‘The Clock’, Thom singing "You throw coins in the wishing well" over warped, droning folk, while album highlight ‘Harrowdown Hill’ strikes a rare explicitly political note for Thom, a track themed around the death of UN Weapons Inspector David Kelly. --Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews

Do Not Erase
The problem with The Eraser, and the people who write negative reviews about it, is that people expected this to be another Radiohead album. After just one song, it is clear that this is not the case. Sure, Thom's stunning vocal talent is on display, but it's sure not Radiohead. The Eraser stands out on it's own as a beautiful album, and a display of Yorke's talent as a musician.

Approach with an open mind.

Album of the Year 2006
I must first start by apologising to all the people who only gave this album one star: You have not been given enough support in your lives by our society in order to help you develop intellectually and the limit of your tolerance for culture seems to based aound how hard people can thrash simple chords out of guitars. I pity you and hope that you get the help you need.

This is an album of great depth. It is deceptively and beautifully simple on a first listen, but its layers draw you in. There is no more to say, other than listen to it! Please Mr. Yorke make some more!

Analyse...
If there was 1 album I could safely say I discovered in 2007 that I know I will still be listening to when i'm old and grey its The Eraser.. Every track is typical Thom Yorke magic but much more personal feeling then we've heard before. A must have for anyone remotely interested in thom yorke / radiohead.