Radiohead The King of Limbs

4 stars out of 5 -- "THE KING OF LIMBS lingers in states of emotional and physical in-between-ness -- blooming, diving, flirting, floating, falling....Taking the plunge into the band's mysteries is one of rock's true pleasures."
Ranked #5 in Rolling Stone's '50 Best Albums Of 2011' -- "This was a record that grew all year -- in your room, and onstage."
"Thom Yorke's vocals, usually a wild counterpoint to the band' hyper-controlled rhythms, are especially abstract and supple." -- Grade: B
Ranked #7 in Uncut's '50 Best Albums Of 2011' -- "[A] suite of eight limber, nagging songs whose organic and electronic origins became more blurred than ever."
4 stars out of 5 -- "There's just incredible depth to THE KING OF LIMBS, and if you're impatient, you'll miss it."
Ranked #12 in Magnet's '20 Best Albums Of 2011' -- "KING OF LIMBS' eight songs are ghost stories from inside the machine."
"'Codex' is a post-traumatic ballad, its lushly decaying piano chords, disconsolate horns and aphasic vocals resonating with cryptic affect."
"Thom Yorke's signature delicate floating falsetto is the primary vocal method....The vocals are used mostly as another tonal instrument to add to the soundscape-style songs..."
3 stars out of 5 -- "KING OF LIMBS is a conglomerate work, part soundtrack, part reverb and part voice/rhythms....'Lotus Flower''s distinct shuffle is certainly worthy of single status."
Clash (Magazine) - "Piano ballad 'Codex' is the standout song, slow and insistent in pace with a smattering of brass and strings..."