"Radiohead may present a scathing critique of commodity culture but they are reflexive enough to know the role they play in their own commodification."
That's a snippet from a recent review I had the chance to write for Marianne Tatom Letts' new book, Radiohead and the Resistant Concept Album (How to Disappear Completely). The review was for Rain Taxi - a print/online publication that focuses on essay-length reviews of literary fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Since the Letts' book pays particular attention to Kid A and Amnesiac, it took me back to some of the work I did for my MA thesis.
For those not versed in reading music, the book is a bit dense with close readings of scores and musical elements. But even still, it's a book popular music scholars and Radiohead fans alike should take note of.
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