Albums of the Decade - 49. Radiohead - The King of Limbs (2011)

49. RADIOHEAD - THE KING OF LIMBS (2011) 

There's an electronic stutter, then a surge on Radiohead's wonkiest album - before "Little by Little" reins in the nutball effect, after which "Feral"does exactly that - goes mental, for those who don't know what that word means - usually when an animal is in a wild state, especially when held in capitivity or being trapped in domestication. This album is slop-start in the most measured way possible, the most contradictory thing Radiohead have ever done - especially as it's not even scary, like the title would suggest - see Thom Yorke's 2018 soundtrack Suspiria for that aesthetic.

I've domesticated myself and arrested my development. I've codexed my proteins and endorphined my silo. Galvanized my groceries and dreamt of a return to Waitrose. Slopped down the lighbulb that popped out in the bathroon. Aired out the cobwebs and smoke-bombed my numbness. Nothing has to be linear, be it narratives, monologues or expectations - and this band are dead proof of that. Once a boheme, always.

Albums of the Decade - 76. Zomby - Dedication

76. ZOMBY - DEDICATION

Back to back with Kode9 on this list for a straight-up double dose of irresistable dub and jungle. Sometimes I wish shit lke this would get a better playout in public, be it a bar or a mall, a carwash or a salon. Essentially a sketchbook of barbed melodies, arpeggiated and off-kilter - it just kicks up a skank and then mellows out, before kicking up a skank again and then mellowing out once more.

Zomby typifies the mess of London in a non-unabridged way. There is a childlike zig-zag to the thematics of this album. It's all over the shop stylewise, but the synths permeate through. When it's 16 songs with smatterings of bass @ just over 35 minutes - you might feel a bit pertubed on paper and I wouldn't blame ya. I was too, until I hit the big green play button; you won't regret it.