Wild Beasts – Two Dancers Two Dancers by Wild Beastsīritish group Wild Beasts had a good 15 years and great five albums, none of which was stronger than their second, the upbeat, driving and gleefully odd Two Dancers. Its songs are some of the best the band’s ever written, from the cosmic freakout of “Sun Ra” to the haunting, repeating E-bow riff in opener “Bad Timing.” Pocket Revolution is an eclectic album, as dEUS affairs often are, but it’s held together by a sense of melody that matches their sheer ambition.

They’ve released a number of acclaimed albums throughout their career, the most acclaimed of which is 1999’s The Ideal Crash, but Pocket Revolution is ever slightly more epic, eclipsing their previous two records by just a minute or two but feeling immense throughout. But if you’re a fan of OK Computer, make sure to listen to these 10 albums next.Ī band with a bigger audience in Europe, particularly their home country of Belgium, than stateside, dEUS are no strangers to playing huge festival stages. It’s worth noting that if you haven’t heard The Smile’s A Light for Attracting Attention, that should be first on your list. So with this year’s anniversary still fresh in our minds, I put together a list of 10 albums to check out for listeners still seeking music that offers a comparable headphone or home stereo experience. But for those seeking more music that carries a similarly anthemic and experimental scope, with great songwriting at its core, a lot of the usual suspects come up, like Jeff Buckley-whose own music was an influence on Radiohead-or Elbow. There also aren’t many albums like it, unless you’re looking specifically at Radiohead’s subsequent albums, and even then, their music tends to curve into other unpredictable directions. The first proper opus from the UK art rock group, showcasing both the breadth of their capabilities as well as a more conceptual drive that would follow them throughout their catalog, OK Computer felt like a massive statement upon its release, and its reputation has only made it bigger over time. It’s worth pointing out because, at this stage, OK Computer is, undeniably, a classic of the canon, even if we think of Radiohead as a contemporary band. Which means it’s older now than Dark Side of the Moon was when Radiohead delivered their landmark third album.

Last month, Radiohead’s OK Computer turned 25.

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