History Music / AMoonShapedPool

[[caption-width-right:350:''Sing the song on the jukebox that goes: "burn the witch".'']]

!!!Special Edition bonus tracks

!!Exclusive bonus tracks for the Special Edition

* NewSoundAlbum: Like basically all their previous albums (with the possible exception of ''Music/{{Amnesiac}}'', recorded during the same sessions as the preceding album, ''Music/KidA''). This time around they've emphasised orchestral elements that very seldom came to the forefront of their preceding material (though some earlier songs, such as "Dollars & Cents", had string arrangements).

** "Desert Island Disk" takes its name from the BBC Radio interview series ''Desert Island Discs'', in which various celebrities are asked to name eight recordings, a book, and a personal belonging that they'd like to have if they were stranded on a deserted island, and the context behind their choices (plus some other information about themselves in general). Of note is that former British Prime Minister UsefulNotes/DavidCameron named [[Music/TheBends "Fake Plastic Trees"]] as one of his tracks, and comedian David Mitchell chose "Creep" from ''Pablo Honey''.

It contains the definitive versions of several unreleased songs that have been in the works for many years: "Burn the Witch" (a legendary song that had gone unreleased and teased since the recording sessions of their early-2000s albums), "True Love Waits" (a famous song that was first played in 1995 and then released on ''I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings'' in 2001), "Present Tense" (first played solo by Thom Yorke in 2008), "Identikit" (first played in 2012 on the ''TKOL'' tour), and "Ful Stop" (also played on the ''TKOL'' tour).

Following the mixed response to their previous effort (the experimental, groove-based NewSoundAlbum ''Music/TheKingOfLimbs''), the slightly more conventional style of ''A Moon Shaped Pool'' was greeted with open arms upon its release and dubbed a return to form by fans and critics, with some even considering it to be the [[SpiritualSuccessor true follow-up]] to ''Music/InRainbows'' (which also boasted similarly lush production and reliant heavily on strings).

** The upbeat, yet urgent opening track, "Burn the Witch", is followed immediately by the slower, softer "Daydreaming".

* PsychoStrings: "Burn The Witch" ends with a fine example of these.
* RearrangeTheSong: "True Love Waits," formerly an acoustic song only played live, was rearranged for piano on ''A Moon Shaped Pool.''

** "Daydreaming" has a reversed and slowed down sample of Thom's voice at the end of the track, to Lynchian effect.

''A Moon Shaped Pool'' is the ninth and most recent studio album by Music/{{Radiohead}}, released digitally through the band's website on May 8, 2016, with a physical CD and LP release issued a month later and a special limited edition boxset to follow in September.

''A Moon Shaped Pool'' is the ninth studio album by Music/{{Radiohead}}, released digitally through the band's website on May 8, 2016, with a physical CD and LP release issued a month later and a special limited edition boxset to follow in September.

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Following the mixed response to their previous effort (the NewSoundAlbum ''Music/TheKingOfLimbs''), the slightly more conventional style of ''A Moon Shaped Pool'' was greeted with open arms upon its release and dubbed a return to form by fans and critics, with some even considering it to be the [[SpiritualSuccessor true follow-up]] to ''Music/InRainbows'' (which also boasted similarly lush production and reliant heavily on strings).

Following the mixed response to their previous effort (the NewSoundAlbum ''Music/TheKingOfLimbs''), the slightly more conventional style of ''A Moon Shaped Pool'' was greeted with open arms and dubbed a return to form by fans and critics, with some even considering it to be the [[SpiritualSuccessor true follow-up]] to ''Music/InRainbows'' (which also boasted similarly lush production and reliant heavily on strings).

!!A Trope Shaped Pool:

* ShoutOut: The ending of the video for "Burn the Witch" is a big, long homage to ''Film/TheWickerMan1973''. It's also animated in the style of ''WesternAnimation/CamberwickGreen''.

A largely mellow and dreamy affair, the record combines a subtle blend of rock, electronica, and orchestral music, with prominent strings arranged by bandmember Jonny Greenwood. It contains the definitive versions of several unreleased songs that have been in the works for many years: "Burn the Witch" (a legendary song that had gone unreleased and teased since the recording sessions of their early-2000s albums), "True Love Waits" (a famous song that was first played in 1995 and then released on ''I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings'' in 2001), "Present Tense" (first played solo by Thom Yorke in 2008), "Identikit" (first played in 2012 on the ''TKOL'' tour), and "Ful Stop" (also played on the ''TKOL'' tour). It is also noted for having an alphabetical tracklisting and for being maybe their [[TearJerker saddest]] [[DownerEnding album yet]]

A largely mellow and dreamy affair, the record combines a subtle blend of rock, electronica, and orchestral music, with prominent strings arranged by bandmember Jonny Greenwood. It contains the definitive versions of several unreleased songs that have been in the works for many years: "Burn the Witch" (a legendary song that had gone unreleased and teased since the recording sessions of their early-2000s albums), "True Love Waits" (a famous song that was first played in 1995 and then released on ''I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings'' in 2001), "Present Tense" (first played solo by Thom Yorke in 2008), "Identikit" (first played in 2012 on the ''TKOL'' tour), and "Ful Stop" (also played on the ''TKOL'' tour). It is also noted for having an alphabetical tracklisting.

* AnimatedMusicVideo: The "Burn the Witch" video is animated via claymation a la ''Camberwick Green''.

* ShoutOut: The ending of the video for "Burn the Witch" is a big, long homage to ''Film/TheWickerMan1973''. It's also animated in the style of ''Camberwick Green''.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The album's cover is a grayscale image. It's subverted by the rest of the packagaing (especially the special edition boxset), which contains explosions of colour that put even the artwork for ''In Rainbows'' and ''The King of Limbs'' to shame.
* EpicRocking: 5 of the 11 songs are over 5 minutes long, with "Daydreaming" being the longest at six-and-a-half minutes.

* GriefSong: "True Love Waits" has overtones of grieving as it's presented on ''A Moon Shaped Pool,'' though in previous live performances it came across as a relatively straightforward love song.

** The upbeat yet urgent opening track, "Burn the Witch," is followed immediately by the slower, softer "Daydreaming."
** The ultra-smooth "Desert Island Disk" is followed by the dark and panicky "Ful Stop," which is then followed by the much slower and more melancholy "Glass Eyes."

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The album's cover is a grayscale image. It's subverted by the rest of the packagaing (especially the special edition boxset), which contains explosions of colour that puts even the artwork for ''In Rainbows'' and ''The King of Limbs'' to shame.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The album's cover is a grayscale image. It's subverted by the rest of the packagaing (especially the special edition boxset), which contains explosions of colour that puts even the artwork of ''In Rainbows'' and ''The King of Limbs'' to shame.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The album's cover is a grayscale image. It's subverted by the rest of the packagaing (especially the special edition boxset), which contains explosions of colour that puts even the artwork of ''In Rainbows'' to shame.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The album's cover is a grayscale image.

A largely mellow and dreamy affair, the record combines a subtle blend of rock, electronica, and orchestral music, with prominent strings arranged by bandmember Jonny Greenwood. It contains the definitive versions of several unreleased songs that have been in the works for many years: "Burn the Witch" (a legendary song that had gone unreleased and teased since the recording sessions of their early-2000s albums), "True Love Waits" (a famous song that was first played in 1995 and then released on ''I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings'' in 2001), "Present Tense" (first played in 2008), "Identikit" (first played in 2012 on the ''TKOL'' tour), and "Ful Stop" (also played on the ''TKOL'' tour). It is also noted for having an alphabetical tracklisting.

!!Exclusive bonus track for the Special Edition

* ShoutOut: The ending of the video for "Burn the Witch" is a big, long homage to ''Film/TheWickerMan''. It's also animated in the style of ''Camberwick Green''.

* The Special Edition of the album contains "Spectre" (3:20) as a Bonus Track.

** The upbeat opening track, "Burn the Witch," is followed immediately by the slower, softer "Daydreaming."